gregb15@pro-charlotte.cts.com (Greg Beckham) (03/22/88)
[I must post this in question to the CEBIT announcement]
With the release of the 2500 and the 3000 will C-A put the most emphasis
on the newer machices and put the A500 and the A2000 behind them. This could
be like the deal with the A500 and the A2000 taking over the A1000. Thus A LOT
of Amiga users would 'be left in the dark'.
Will the newer software developed for the newer machines STILL be compat.
with the A500 & 2000? What about add-on, third-party hard-ware (will the
busses and slots[zorro] be the same?)
With being in the market for an A500 (no money for the higher priced
models:( ) I HAD to ask these questions.
After owning the Commodore 64 I wanted to get a faster, better machine, but if
the A500 is going to decline in its claim to fame I might just have to hold
out on spending my like savings.
******Just a SCARED
investor.
Greg Beckham
Oh and does anyone have any INFO on the Portal Service???
the origin?atomic?fate?^!syn.guru!papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) (03/23/88)
In article <2711@crash.cts.com| gregb15@pro-charlotte.cts.com (Greg Beckham) writes: | With the release of the 2500 and the 3000 will C-A put the most emphasis |on the newer machices and put the A500 and the A2000 behind them. This could |be like the deal with the A500 and the A2000 taking over the A1000. Thus A LOT |of Amiga users would 'be left in the dark'. | Will the newer software developed for the newer machines STILL be compat. |with the A500 & 2000? What about add-on, third-party hard-ware (will the |busses and slots[zorro] be the same?) Maybe it isn't clear to people that the 2500 is actually a 2000 with add on processor boards (68020+68881), plus HD standard etc.. . That's the beauty of the A2000 design with the Coprocessor slot. I think the A3000 announce- ment is similar to IBM "statements of intent" to build a machine with such specifications "in the future". Any official comments from CBM, so we can put this to rest? -- Marco
gore@eecs.nwu.edu (Jacob Gore) (03/24/88)
/ comp.sys.amiga / papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) / Mar 22, 1988 / >Maybe it isn't clear to people that the 2500 is actually a 2000 with add on >processor boards (68020+68881), plus HD standard etc.. No, it's not clear (not to me, anyway). Sounded to me like it was a machine with the 68020 on the main board. >Any official comments from CBM, so we can put this to rest? Hey, I'll settle for unofficial comments. (They are more reliable, anyway! :-) Jacob Gore Gore@EECS.NWU.Edu Northwestern Univ., EECS Dept. {oddjob,gargoyle,ihnp4}!nucsrl!gore
schein@cbmvax.UUCP (Dan Schein CATS) (03/24/88)
In article <2711@crash.cts.com> gregb15@pro-charlotte.cts.com (Greg Beckham) writes: > > [I must post this in question to the CEBIT announcement] > > With the release of the 2500 and the 3000 will C-A put the most emphasis >on the newer machices and put the A500 and the A2000 behind them. This could >be like the deal with the A500 and the A2000 taking over the A1000. Thus A LOT >of Amiga users would 'be left in the dark'. > > Will the newer software developed for the newer machines STILL be compat. >with the A500 & 2000? What about add-on, third-party hard-ware (will the >busses and slots[zorro] be the same?) > Hey gang, realx! Grab a brewski (or two) and just calm down. OK, relaxed now? Good. Lets start then.... If you go back and look at the details of the 2500AT and 2500UX, one thing should be clear - that any 2000 can become one of these special models by simply adding the needed items. All the items mentioned were either shown by CBM at different shows, or talked about by various CBM folks on the information services (Bix, UseNet, Plink, Ect). The information I have says... Mr. Gould stressed "the A2000 will remain compatible with all new attributes of the new Amiga products". So it seems to me your worries (concerns?) are unneeded! Relax, dont be scared and grab that brewski. > Greg Beckham -- Dan Schein uucp: {ihnp4|allegra|burdvax|rutgers}!cbmvax!schein Commodore AMIGA ARPANET: cbmvax!schein@uunet.uu.net 1200 Wilson Drive Bix: dschein Plink: Dan*CATS West Chester PA 19380 phone: (215) 431-9100 ext. 9542 +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ All spelling mistakes are a result of my efforts to avoid education :-) +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ I help Commodore by supporting the AMIGA. Commodore supports me by allowing me to form my own suggestions and comments.