rayhann@ee.mu.OZ.AU (rayhann chee) (06/25/91)
Just want to enquire how does one know if the Agnes in the A500 is the latest version? ( I have an A500 rev 6 motherboard. ) Also is the new Kickstart Roms(2.0) if available suitable for the rev6 motherboard?( As in pin compatible..etc.) Thanks in advance. rayhann ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The standard disclaimer goes here somewhere about my opinions being mine alone and no one else's and that most thigs said should be taken with a pinch of salt or whatever is handy at the moment.... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ email: rayhann@munagin.ee.mu.oz.au rayhann@moroka3.ecr.mu.zo.au ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
phils@ampun.UUCP (Philip Sokolowski) (06/26/91)
In article <9117613.21405@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> rayhann@ee.mu.OZ.AU (rayhann chee) writes: >Just want to enquire how does one know if the Agnes in the A500 >is the latest version? ( I have an A500 rev 6 motherboard. ) >Also is the new Kickstart Roms(2.0) if available suitable for the >rev6 motherboard?( As in pin compatible..etc.) >Thanks in advance. > >rayhann I'm not to sure about the compatibility of 2.0 on your rev6 motherboard, but my guess would be that it would work, and if not, you could get an upgrade through Commodore to get yourself a newer version. (I think) but as for the Agnus chip, You could probably download a program from one of the BBS's in your area a file that will check your chips and tel you what kind they are.. I have one here called "Check4Agnus" I believe, and you just run it and it tells you what kind of Agnus chip you have, be it Fat, Fatter, or Super Fat.. It turns out I have just a Fat.. Look for a program like this in your area.. -- Philip Sokolowski (__) Moooooo 31700 Lexington Hgts. (oo) / Warren Michigan /-------\/ 48092-5002 / | || Cow by Here is the Cow of the week! * ||----|| Eric Tilenius ~~ ~~ UUCP: uunet!umich!vela!sycom!ampun!phils
lmbailey@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Laurana Bailey) (06/28/91)
In article <9117613.21405@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> rayhann@ee.mu.OZ.AU (rayhann chee) writes: | Just want to enquire how does one know if the Agnes in the A500 | is the latest version? ( I have an A500 rev 6 motherboard. ) Go into your CLI and type Avail if the listed amount of Chip Ram is greater than 512K then you have the newer 1 Meg Chip Ram Agnus. | Also is the new Kickstart Roms(2.0) if available suitable for the | rev6 motherboard?( As in pin compatible..etc.) | Thanks in advance. They aren't available yet, but they should be pin compatable with all A500s. | | rayhann Laurana -- /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ |Just another lemming... | Yet another Amiga maniac set loose | | | on the world...and you thought things| |lmbailey@vela.acs.oakland.edu | couldn't get any worse. |
s8922967@ipc04.mqcs.mq.oz.au (Murray John GILBERT) (06/29/91)
In article <7574@vela.acs.oakland.edu> lmbailey@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Laurana Bailey) writes: >In article <9117613.21405@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> rayhann@ee.mu.OZ.AU (rayhann chee) writes: >| Just want to enquire how does one know if the Agnes in the A500 >| is the latest version? ( I have an A500 rev 6 motherboard. ) > >Go into your CLI and type Avail if the listed amount of Chip Ram is >greater than 512K then you have the newer 1 Meg Chip Ram Agnus. > That is not necessarily the whole story. I have a 500 with 8372a Angus but because I haven't changed the appropriate jumpers yet, my ami still thinks its got 0.5 meg chip, 0.5 meg fast. (I suppose I had better get around to changing, at least when I get more memory above the current one meg - I've had my ami with 1meg for 2 years now! rev6a too). To be sure which Agnus you have I recommend you either 1. open up your 500 and have a look inside (you'll have to sooner or later to put 2.0roms in. 2. use a program like Jon Potter's (at least I assume its his) SysInfo program (which was on megadisc 19 or 20 I think) and also should be around for ftping. BTW which jumper do I change for 1meg chip - I cannot remember which or where to look in my chaotic disk and magazine collection. Also, and I've asked this before, is it true that you can put an 8372b Agnus in a rev6a A500, with appropriate memory for 2Meg chip. Can some one confirm or refute (and supply some backing evidence/more info) Cya, Murray ======================================================================= Murray Gilbert s8922967@mackay.mqcs.mq.oz.au ======================================================================= PS. to Paul Gittings at Telectronics Pacing Systems (lane cove) I did get any info last time so I am trying this question again if any info I let ya know.
s8922967@ipc04.mqcs.mq.oz.au (Murray John GILBERT) (06/29/91)
about the PS on the end of my article (to Paul G :that should have said "didn't get any info". sorry Murray
darrell@comspec.uucp (Darrell Grainger) (06/29/91)
In article <7574@vela.acs.oakland.edu> lmbailey@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Laurana Bailey) writes: >In article <9117613.21405@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> rayhann@ee.mu.OZ.AU (rayhann chee) writes: >| Just want to enquire how does one know if the Agnes in the A500 >| is the latest version? ( I have an A500 rev 6 motherboard. ) > >Go into your CLI and type Avail if the listed amount of Chip Ram is >greater than 512K then you have the newer 1 Meg Chip Ram Agnus. If you buy an Amiga 500 with the new 8372A Agnus (1meg CHIP memory) it will most likely be configured for 512K CHIP/512K FAST. Adding an A501 (or equivalent) will bring the Amiga 500 up to one meg but before that you only have 512K so Commodore would disable the one meg CHIP feature. Bottom line. You can have the latest version, i.e. 1meg CHIP, Agnus but still only show 512K of CHIP memory. The one feature that the 8372A Agnus has that the old 8370 (NTSC) and 8371 (PAL) Agnus did not have was the ability to switch between NTSC and PAL resolutions. There are many PD programs that will switch between NTSC/PAL on the 8372A. If you run one of these programs and nothing happens... you have the old Agnus. If it switches resolution then you have the new Agnus. If you want one of these programs to test tell me and I'll uuencode a version that I wrote. > >| >| rayhann > >Laurana >-- >/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ >|Just another lemming... | Yet another Amiga maniac set loose | >| | on the world...and you thought things| >|lmbailey@vela.acs.oakland.edu | couldn't get any worse. | -- Darrell Grainger % Comspec Communications Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada darrell@comspec % Disclaimer: All opinions expressed are my own. (416) 617-1475 % (416) 633-5605 (416)785-3553