dickow@ui3.UUCP (02/27/87)
Well, Well, Well.....
In past rumors about new Amiga models there was some mention of an
Amiga 2500. Of course, the 2000 has now been announced and described.
However, In the April 87 issue of AmigaWorld, on page 21, there is a
full page picture of the 2000 mama-board, and printed on it is the label
Amiga 2500. What might these numbers mean? Was the original model to be
named the 2500? Do the actual 2000 boards all have labels that read 2500?
Just a curious observation.
Bob Dickow (...egg-id!ui3!dickow)grr@cbmvax.UUCP (03/01/87)
In article <620015@ui3.UUCP> dickow@ui3.UUCP writes: > >Well, Well, Well..... > >However, In the April 87 issue of AmigaWorld, on page 21, there is a >full page picture of the 2000 mama-board, and printed on it is the label >Amiga 2500. What might these numbers mean? Was the original model to be >named the 2500? Do the actual 2000 boards all have labels that read 2500? > >Bob Dickow (...egg-id!ui3!dickow) There were prototypes internally called the A2000 and A2500. The A2500 is the unit that actually made it to productionl Since everybody "knew" the next machine was supposed to be the "A2000", the marketing types decided it would be less confusing if they, rechristened the "A2500" as the A2000. It is still traditional and sometimes fun to projects code names which may or may not make it to the outside world. Of course there are other names used when the prototypes refuse to work... -- 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)