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From: thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: a1000 and 1.4 The official release
Message-ID: <26764@cup.portal.com>
Date: 9 Feb 90 18:56:46 GMT
References: <7702@sun.acs.udel.edu>
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
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sjm@sun.acs.udel.edu (Steve Morris) in <7702@sun.acs.udel.edu> writes:

"	... The following 2 segments of text are from the official info packet
	that CBM has given to dealers for various programs/offers.
	...
	A1000 TRADE IN

	- A2000 SERIES CAN BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL MAJOR UPGADES
	      + ECS                 + internal hard drives
	      + 6803                + Bridgeboard
	      + 32 Bit RAM          + DOS 1.4

	   - THE A1000 IS UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE ABOVE TECHNOLOGY
"

'Sfunny.  One of my A1000 has a Ronin card with '030 and 4MB of 32-bit-wide
RAM.  Almost considered replacing the internal floppy with a Quantum HD, too.
(It's easy to run all the floppies "external" with a few minutes' time and a
soldering iron.)

Let's hope the reference to "6803" above is a typo; a Motorola MC68A03 is a
nice chip for dedicated process control, but I wouldn't care to "do" computing
using it!  :-)

And notices in this newsgroup suggest the "ECS" functions with the Rejuvenator.

So that leaves only the "Bridgeboard" and "DOS 1.4" as possibly dysfunctional
in an A1000.  I won't comment about the former, and about the latter, so what?

The point being: if one's present computer continues to serve, why not just
continue using it?  And if specific new systems' features are required, then
buy the new system.  This concept is not new: when stereo TV came out, one
bought a new set; when anti-lock brakes came out, one bought a new car; when
higher speed modems came out, one bought a new modem; etc.

The A1000 surfaced in 1985 and has served me fine for half a decade.  With
the 1.3 OS and available peripherals, the A1000 is a solid, reliable system.
If there is some feature of 1.4 that I deem necessary, and if 1.4 actually
does NOT function on an A1000, then buying another Amiga (e.g. 2000, 3000,
whatever) is no big deal, and I have no cause for complaint.

I think it is grand of CBM to again offer an upgrade!  Other companies should
be so magnanimous and actually respect and support their customer base.

Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ]