mitchell@janus.berkeley.edu (Evan Mitchell) (08/12/89)
Does A-Max perform better (i.e. is it compatible with more software) in an Amiga with the newer one-meg Agnus chip? Is it worth it (now, not when 1.4 comes out) to put the one-meg Agnus chip into an A500? While I'm at it, should I install a 68010 when (if) I have the new Agnus installed. Should I just save my money until I have enough for a 2000? Does that make an A500 simply an ST on Steroids? :-) -Evan _______________________________________________________________________________ | Evan Jay Mitchell EECS/ERL Industrial Liaison Program | | mitchell@janus.berkeley.edu University of California at Berkeley | | Phone: (415) 643-6687 | | "Think, it ain't illegal...yet!" - George Clinton | |_____________________________________________________________________________|
phoenix@ms.uky.edu (R'ykandar Korra'ti) (08/12/89)
In article <30585@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> mitchell@janus.berkeley.edu (Evan Mitchell) writes: >Should I just save my money until I have enough for a 2000? Does that make >an A500 simply an ST on Steroids? :-) Snarl. With all due respect, I personally am getting more than a little tired of always being snickered at for buying an Amiga 500, or being thrown in as one of those 'game-only geeks.' Between the business with Megatronics/AIR ('it's your fault for buying a 500') and the 'you mean you were silly enough to buy a 500?' attitude on the net, it's really started to get to me. Look: not all of us can AFFORD a 2000, alright? This does NOT mean that we are a pack of 'snot-nosed junior high pirate game players,' as I've heard us referred to on other systems. (At least it hasn't gotten that bad here - yet!) Back on subject. IMHO, if you plan to expand your Amiga system past obvious levels (IE, additional floppy drives or a hard drive and RAM), then you should definately get an A2000, IF you can afford it. On the other hand, you CAN expand a 500. It will cost more in the long run, but you'll get your starting computer now, instead of a year from now (which was the case with me, for example.) - R'ykandar. -- | "Signature V1.2.1.2..." | phoenix@ms.uky.edu | phoenix@ukma.bitnet | | "Got enough addresses, bub?" | CIS 72406,370 | PLink: Skywise | | "Alms! Alms! Laser printers for the poor!" | QLink: Bearclaw |