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From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A2091 & CDC Wren III
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Date: 24 Feb 90 21:57:19 GMT
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In <05034.AA05034@alison>, mjl@alison.UUCP (Martin J. Laubach) writes:
>  But I have a different question, concerning the A590: has anybody
>succeeded in using the A590 with some other SOTS peripheral? We tried
>it here with different brands of memory expansion boards -- but the A590
>always locked up the system.
>  And: please don't tell me that "Commodore never supported more than one
>expansion device on the A500" -- I'm using it on an A1000...

You have answered your own question, at least in terms of support.

CBM supported one PIC (Plug In Card) on the expansion bus. That you were able
to run more than that is a fact, but does not change the fact that not only was
it unsupported, but that not all combinations of peripherals would run on all
A1000s. I have known people who never were successful in getting more than one
hng on there, and others who have hung 3 or 4 out there with no problems.

You can try multiple peripherals, but when you enter this realm, you are
completely on your own.

-larry

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