monty@sagpd1.UUCP (Monty Saine) (11/16/88)
To Whom It May Please
I just returned from a loooong day at COMDEX and thought I would pass
on a tidbit to everyone.
Item: A2500
Where: CMB booth
Specs: (as quoted from data sheet)
Front of Data Sheet
Standard 3MB RAM expandable to 9 MB
40 Megabyte, 28 Millisecond Hard Disk Drive with Auotboot Controller
Multi-tasking......etc.
Back of Data Sheet
CPU Memory
Motorola 32 bit processor * Clock 14.3 Mhz * 1MB 16 bit Ram and
2MB 32 bit Ram standard * Internally expandable up to additional
6MB( with AUTOCONFIG (tm) feature) * Total 9 MB
^^^
[how is autoconfig going to handle 6MB (4 + 2) ???? ]
ROM
256 KB (includes Kickstart 1.3)
[skip interfaces ]
SYSTEM SLOTS
Installed in CPU (86 pin) slot: MC68020 running at 14.3 MHz
containing CPU, 68881 Math CoProcessor and 68851 Memory Management
Unit plus 2 Mbytes of 32 bit RAM ( expandable to 4Mbytes 32 bit
RAM on board) * Amiga system bus: 5 slots (100 pin) and AUTOCONFIG
(tm) feature * PC bus 4 slots
[skip VIDEO,KEYBOARD,MOUSE info]
DISK DRIVES
Built-in 3.5" Disk Drive (880KB forrmatted) * 40 MB, 28 millisecond
Hard Drive - Preformatted and pre loaded with system software and
utilities (includes Autobooting Hard Disk Controller) * AmigaDos(tm)
.....
[ you can get the idea, I hope]
The one thing I forgot was to ask shipping times and prices. There
were at least two A2500 in use at the show and the rest were A200HD ( thats
HD for 40 MB, 28 Millisecond Hard disk installed). CBM's personnel were not
that obvious, mostly third party houses showing their wares. It was an above
average size booth though. Complete with a secondary booth set up of "closed
door" office spaces complete with a receptionist/secratary
One other eye catching feature of the booth was a large display made
up of a 5x5 ( maybe 6x6, memory does not serve me well now) matrix of 20 inch
monitors running a neat demo featuring the theme of the booth "Only Amiga".
It was a running video made up of several animation sequences mixed with video
takes of people talking about how "Only Amiga" can do this or that. The display
was treated as both individual screens and as a large segmented display. It
really caught your attention.
Just a quick flash for the net. I'm sure more detailed reports will follow
from other show attendees.
DISCLAIMER - Material quoted from CBM spec sheet, I hope it is accurate.
Monty
SDADS member