[comp.sys.amiga] Anybody use the Escort II?

ken@umbc3.UMD.EDU (Ken Spagnolo ) (01/22/88)

I'm finally ready up to buy that 2M I've been wanting (and better do it
soon too, RAM is getting expensive).  Thanx to all who have given me info
since early December on the products they have, it has helped a lot.  
No one who responded was using Expansion Technologies Ecsort II board, tho.
Anybody out there got one?  Any stats would be appreciated (features, cost,
where bought, good and bad points, etc.).  Below is a short list of my
candidates and the best prices I've seen.

ASDG 2M board
$599 from ASDG (so it should be available cheeper?) 
608-273-6585

Microbotics Starboard II (2M)
$550 from RSISystems 
800-752-7747

Expansion Technologies Escort II (2M)
$499 from GO AMIGO
800-232-6442

Alegra 2M board
$570 from CMO
800-233-8950

On the subject of chip prices, two places told me that they were out of stock
currently and could not give a price of what the next shipment would sell for.
And Pacific Peripherals said that their old board had been discontinued with
the new one due out in about a month, but had no idea what it would sell for!
All sources blamed the decline of the dollar a little and the chip war between
the US and Japan a lot.

Ken Spagnolo
ken@umbc3.umd.edu

Disclaimer: VALIS made me do it.