DISPATCH@NCSUVM.BITNET (08/11/89)
Hi,
I am (still) new to this so please forgive any mistakes.
A good friend wants to purchase an Amiga (probably used if he can get a
good deal). I would love it if he did get one as I want to play with the
graphics on it (but have no $$$ myself). Unfortunately, we do not know
anything about the Amiga other than it has great graphics.
Can some kindly soul please post an introduction to the Amiga and a summary
of things to consider while buying one. Please do not email as I do not have
an account (i.e. userid) here and I am not sure if I would recieve the mail.
Hopefully, a posting on the subject will also be interesting to others and
so will not be wasting bandwidth.
Thank you very much,
Manoj Patel (NCSU does not speak for
NCSU Dispatch me so why should I speak
for NCSU? )
The buck does not even PAUSE here.
(from a posting by Henry Cate III)UH2@PSUVM.BITNET (Lee Sailer) (08/11/89)
The short guide to th Amiga. Amiga 1000 -- The original, no longer manufactured. Still a very good machine. Can be found used for around $500. Fairly expandable, but some of the newest hardware would require an external expansion box. Amiga 2000 -- Pretty much the same machine as the 1000, but with expansion slots internal. Some big differences, though. It will hold an msdos clone (called the BridgeCard) internally. More expensive, but cheaper to expand to more memory, hard disk, etc. Amiga 500 -- Again, pretty much the same machine as the 1000, but in a smaller box. Lower priced because it is cheaper to manufacture. Current events 1. The latest version of the 2000 (and the 500?) have new, enhanced graphics hardware, that expands the *graphics* memory from 512K to 1024K. It looks and acts exactly the same, but you can multi-task more. 2. High end models such as the 2500 now exist. They sport faster hardware that puts them in the Mac II/SUN/NeXT league, and cost more. 3. A new version of the software, probably labeled 1.4, will come out maybe next year. You don't have to wait for it.