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From: schur@venera.isi.edu (Sean Schur)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Accelerator and Maximum Fast RAM Query
Message-ID: <11964@venera.isi.edu>
Date: 21 Feb 90 09:36:22 GMT
Reply-To: schur@venera.isi.edu (Sean Schur)
Organization: USC-Information Sciences Institute
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My question is this: As I understand it, the maximum memory you can have
on an Amiga 2000 is 9 MB (8 MB Fast:1 MB Chip). Is this absolute? I ask this
because I have a 2058 memory expansion card populated with 4 MB of 16 bit
Fast Ram. Now I am interested in getting an '030 accelerator card (still 
deciding on brand). But as I understand it, things will run faster if I
have 32 bit chips to run with the accelerator. So, if I keep my 2058, can
I only add 4 MB of 32 bit Ram? Should I dump my 2058 and get 8 MB of 32
bit chips (ouch, that would be expensive :-) ). 

I also have a 80 MB Quantum hard drive attached to a Hardframe 2000. I have
also heard that you can attach your hard drive directly to an accelerator
card. Will things run slower if I keep it hooked to my Hardframe. Should
I dump that also and have everything run from an accelerator card?

Any suggestions and help would be appreciated. 

Thanks in advance.

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