CCUCARD%indsvax1.bitnet@uicvm.uic.edu (Paul Cardwell) (05/26/90)
Looks like I'm going to purchase a A590 for my A500.
Questions:
1. How good is the A590?
2. Is the A590 fast (well for the money)?
3. Can I purchase one, using Student Discount Price $518.00?
(i'm a student)
Please reply!
Paul.
"Yep, If you want a mule get an IBM, else if you want a Power Horse
get an Amiga."mapjilg@gdr.bath.ac.uk (J I L Gold) (05/29/90)
In article <20329@snow-white.udel.EDU> CCUCARD%indsvax1.bitnet@uicvm.uic.edu (Paul Cardwell) writes: > > > Looks like I'm going to purchase a A590 for my A500. > > Questions: > > 1. How good is the A590? How good is good :-) The A590 makes floppies look pedestrian, which is fast enough for me! It's a cinch to install, looks good next to Ami. The extra memory is not what I'd call *easy* to fit, but I've done worse. And, if it isn't big or fast enough, you can daisy-chain thro' the built-in SCSI. > 2. Is the A590 fast (well for the money)? See point above. It's only 80ms access (cf Xetec 80Meg at 11ns) but it *is* DMA, so the data goes where it's needed. > 3. Can I purchase one, using Student Discount Price $518.00? > (i'm a student) > No idea, I live in the UK and we don't have 'dem fancy things in these here parts :-) > Please reply! > Just did! > Paul. -- # J.Gold | mapjilg@uk.ac.bath.gdr # # University of Bath , UK | jilg@uk.ac.bath.maths #
David.Plummer@f70.n140.z1.FIDONET.ORG (David Plummer) (08/07/90)
$409!!! Keep in mind that some of us poor souls paid $1000 CDN (or about $840 US) for our A590s and you run the risk of giving us emotional breakdowns every time you mention these insidiously reasonable prices. -- David Plummer - via FidoNet node 1:140/22 UUCP: ...!alberta!dvinci!weyr!70!David.Plummer Domain: David.Plummer@f70.n140.z1.FIDONET.ORG Standard Disclaimers Apply...
David.Plummer@f70.n140.z1.FIDONET.ORG (David Plummer) (11/18/90)
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Well, you definately CAN use an A590 with an A1000, the only difference
is that it sits backwards (but it has a nice backside :-) ) and you'd
have to lift it up an inch or two. I know a few guys in town who use
one that way, and one of the Commodore people on the NET said was
(Damn, sorry about the centring... I though C was continue!)
unnoficially OK to do so.
Mine is about a year old or a little less, and I paid $1000 for it new.
Since then, I have made a few changes:
a) Threw away the ugly WD93028-SLOW drive drive, and replaced it with a
28ms Seagate ST-157N-1, for 48M.
b) Added two megs of RAM.
It will also autoboot if you have Kickstart 1.3
So, since the drive was $500, I'd like to get $1000 for it without the
RAM, firm. I think that's fair given the new drive and the RAM. Just
for comparison, the original drive ran 160K/sec, and the new drive runs
450K/sec. Quite an improvment.
If your interested, let me know. If not, at least let me know the mail
made it, I have my doubts....
Thanks,
Dave
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