bbanerje@sjuvax.UUCP (08/24/87)
Hi,
I'd like to recount my experiences in trying to buy an
Amiga. At the end there's a query.
Some time ago, I decided that I needed a computer at home
... if only because I was tying up my lines to the vax for too
long. After looking at the alternatives, I settled on the
Amiga....
I started out by looking for the proverbial "friendly
local dealer". Unfortunately, according to the Yellow Pages,
there wasn't one! This is in Philadelphia, the closest large city
to their headquarters. I tried calling C-A, but couldn't get
through... The lines were perpetually busy.
Well, I sat down and started calling mail order outlets.
The Amiga 1000 is out of stock. The Amiga 2000 isn't in yet, and
they don't know when it will be released. The opinions were split
as to whether or not the A1000 has been discontinued.
Finally, I found a dealer in Cherry Hill (town across the
river from Philly). He told me that they were expecting a
shipment of 1000's next month, and that they didn't have any idea
of when they would receive the 2000's. He told me that they had a
special on the 500 for $899 (w/monitor), and that a board to
bring it up to 1 meg was $198.
Well, I really had wanted a 1000. I cannot justify the
purchase of a 2000 for what I'll be doing. However, I might want
to hang peripherals off of the system I buy, and I *definitely*
want at least 2 Meg of memory.
So the questions are...
a) Does anyone know where I can purchase an Amiga 1000?
preferably in the Philadelphia area? Mail order is also OK.
b) What are the expansion capabilities for the A500? Can I bump
it up to 2 Meg or more? Can I add an SCSI disk to it? Can I add a
68020/6881? I understand that all of this can be done with the
A1000, and the A2000. Will the ASDG 2001 be available for the
A500 as well as the A1000?
I would appreciate any help. I want the Amiga, but I
might have to settle for something else. Thanks for any light you
can shed on this. I'll have to come to a decision fairly soon, as
the special that they're running comes to an end on Friday (I'm
typing this on Monday).
Sincerely,
Binayak Banerjee
{allegra | astrovax | bpa | burdvax}!sjuvax!bbanerje
bbanerje%sjuvax.sju.edu@relay.cs.netgrr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) (08/25/87)
In article <838@sjuvax.UUCP> bbanerje@sjuvax.UUCP writes: > > The lines were perpetually busy. > Just like the peons... > > a) Does anyone know where I can purchase an Amiga 1000? > preferably in the Philadelphia area? Mail order is also OK. > Try: Electronics Boutique Games and Gadgets Various Malls Golden Hedge Market Street Bundy Typewriter Several Locations Software Hut Broad Street > > b) What are the expansion capabilities for the A500? Can I bump > it up to 2 Meg or more? Can I add an SCSI disk to it? Can I add a > 68020/6881? I understand that all of this can be done with the > A1000, and the A2000. The expansion capabilities are pretty much the same for the A500 as the A1000, however there are not that many A500 specific products available yet. A number of hardware developers have mentioned that they intend to release products for the A500. -- George Robbins - now working for, uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr but no way officially representing arpa: cbmvax!grr@seismo.css.GOV Commodore, Engineering Department fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)
mikec@cbmvax.UUCP (Mike Colligon QA) (08/28/87)
In article <838@sjuvax.UUCP> bbanerje@sjuvax.UUCP writes: >a) Does anyone know where I can purchase an Amiga 1000? >preferably in the Philadelphia area? Mail order is also OK. Downingtown Computer has one left in stock. Their phone number is 269-3070. They are located about 30 miles west of Philly on route 30. >Sincerely, > Binayak Banerjee > {allegra | astrovax | bpa | burdvax}!sjuvax!bbanerje > bbanerje%sjuvax.sju.edu@relay.cs.net -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Michael Colligon uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|caip}!cbmvax!mikec | | Quality Assurance Dept. arpa: cbmvax!mikec@seismo.css.GOV | | Commodore Business Machines or mikec@cbmvax.UUCP@{seismo|harvard} | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | "I say we take off; nuke the site from orbit. Its the only way to be sure." | | Corporal Hicks | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------