wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) (06/25/86)
///// Hi, I just was watching the satellite feed for this week's "Computer Chronicles" TV show. At the end in the new products segment they mentioned that C-A announced a new Amiga 2000 that supposedly "has 2 megabytes of RAM and runs 10% faster than the Amiga 1000". I was wondering if anybody knows anthing subsantive about this beast, the 2000, and when it might hit the shelves. It sure would be a relief to have 2 meg. It would also be handy to be able to trade in the guts from an Amiga 1000 a-la McIntosh upgrade policy. Bill Mayhew NEOUCOM Rootstown, OH 44272 (216) 325-2511 ...!allegra!neoucom!wtm
richr@pogo.UUCP (Rich Rodgers) (06/30/86)
In article <217@neoucom.UUCP> wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) writes: >///// >Chronicles" TV show. At the end in the new products segment they >mentioned that C-A announced a new Amiga 2000 that supposedly "has >2 megabytes of RAM and runs 10% faster than the Amiga 1000". > >I was wondering if anybody knows anthing subsantive about this >beast, the 2000, and when it might hit the shelves. It sure would >be a relief to have 2 meg. It would also be handy to be able to >trade in the guts from an Amiga 1000 a-la McIntosh upgrade policy. > Bill, I have addressed this issue before, but will repeat the information in case you missed my previous article. The following information was valid as of early May. The Amiga 2000 should be available sometime 1st Quarter of 1987. You can currently upgrade your Amiga 1000 to an Amiga 2000 by installing a MC68010 CPU (See Fish disk #17?, I think) and purchasing an expansion box that conforms to the Amiga Expansion Architecture. The list of manufacturers I know that are currently marketing expansion boxes follows: Byte by Byte Cardco The MicroForge -- Rich Rodgers tektronix!pogo!richr