dbaker@hawk.CS.Ulowell.Edu (David V. Baker) (04/30/87)
G'Day--- Is there really a problem with the 35-watt power supply with the A500? Won't the added devices have their own power supply-- in which case, there is no problem, or are they expected to draw from the machine itself? After hearing how (nearly) impossible it would be to emulate the infamous C64's processor, I've seen an Arizona dealer advetising in AmigaWorld. (March/April) Maybe this is a hardware solution? DVB Computer Science, Univ. Lowell
grr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins) (04/30/87)
In article <1238@ulowell.cs.ulowell.edu> dbaker@hawk.CS.Ulowell.Edu (David V. Baker) writes: >G'Day--- > >Is there really a problem with the 35-watt power supply with the >A500? Won't the added devices have their own power supply-- >in which case, there is no problem, or are they expected to draw >from the machine itself? I don't know how there can be a problem yet 8-). The supply is intended to be adequate to power the unit, the optional 512K memory expansion and *small* allocations of power to various connectors. In this case, we were not willing to jack up the price of every unit so that some expansion products could be cheaper. The bottom line is that we expect all non-trivial expansion products to provide their own power. This includes things like memory expansion and hard drives. Of course, they could just include a new heavy duty power supply for the A500, but this will require more responsibility on their part in terms of FCC testing and warranties. >After hearing how (nearly) impossible it would be to emulate the >infamous C64's processor, I've seen an Arizona dealer advetising >in AmigaWorld. (March/April) Maybe this is a hardware solution? Could be. I'll worry about it when I see one and can play with it. -- 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)