cmcmanis@sun.uucp (Chuck McManis) (05/12/87)
In article <49CSNEWS@MAINE>, CSNEWS@MAINE.BITNET (CSNEWS CSBB Processor) writes: > What options are available for memory expansion? Should I wait for the > 500 and get the expansion board for that or is that machine limited in > some way. I plan on doing short animations (2-3 minutes) and recording > them on a VCR, as well as porting over a bunch of C programs written > for MS-DOS. Any suggestions would be appreciated. > Peter Actually Peter you should probably get an Amiga 2000 which comes with 1 Meg, and add the Janus board (PC co-processor) so that you wouldn't have to port any of the MS-DOS programs you could just run them. Now if that is too expensive you could get the 1000 with something like the Allegra ($299 w/512K) to plug in the side or the MicroBotics Starboard II (~$300 w/512K depending on where you get it) and it can have another 1.5Meg added to it and a clock + 68881 when the multifunction module is available. You could port your MS-DOS programs or run the Transformer and be amazed at how slow they can be run. (It is currently not officially possible to run the Transformer under 1.2 so it won't run out of the Box on the 500) Or you could save the most money and get a 1Meg 500 and use your TV set or a cheapo monochrome monitor. System price will be about $900 ($649 + $150 + $100 (monitor)) less $100 if you use your TV. You would definitely want to port your MS-DOS programs in this case. -- --Chuck McManis uucp: {anywhere}!sun!cmcmanis BIX: cmcmanis ARPAnet: cmcmanis@sun.com These opinions are my own and no one elses. But you knew that, didn't tt@Sc
bobb@tekfdi.TEK.COM (Robert Bales) (05/17/87)
In article <18629@sun.uucp> cmcmanis@sun.uucp (Chuck McManis) writes: >In article <49CSNEWS@MAINE>, CSNEWS@MAINE.BITNET (CSNEWS CSBB Processor) >writes: $$ What options are available for memory expansion? Should I wait for the $$ 500 and get the expansion board for that or is that machine limited in $$ some way. I plan on doing short animations (2-3 minutes) and recording $$ them on a VCR $$ Peter >Actually Peter you should probably get an Amiga 2000 which comes with I believe neither the 500 nor the 2000 comes with a composite video output (future option on the 2000). Hence, neither is suitable for video recording. Bob Bales Tektronix, Inc. I help Tektronix make their instruments. They don't help me make my opinions.
grr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins) (05/18/87)
In article <952@tekfdi.TEK.COM> bobb@tekfdi.UUCP (Robert Bales) writes: > In article <18629@sun.uucp> cmcmanis@sun.uucp (Chuck McManis) writes: > >In article <49CSNEWS@MAINE>, CSNEWS@MAINE.BITNET (CSNEWS CSBB Processor) > >writes: > $$ What options are available for memory expansion? Should I wait for the > $$ 500 and get the expansion board for that or is that machine limited in > $$ some way. I plan on doing short animations (2-3 minutes) and recording > $$ them on a VCR > $$ Peter > > >Actually Peter you should probably get an Amiga 2000 which comes with > > I believe neither the 500 nor the 2000 comes with a composite video output > (future option on the 2000). Hence, neither is suitable for video recording. Both the A500 will have optional means for obtaining composite color output. For the A500, a module that plugs into the video connector, for the A2000, a board that plugs into the video slot. -- 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)
mjb@pnet02.UUCP (05/19/87)
You could get ntsc output from the 500 or 2000 with a professional type
encoder. Cost should range from several hundred to several thousand dollars.
Not really sure about the low end price. I would expect that when the two
products hit the market somebody will develop a reasonably priced encoder.
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