marcel@nikhefk.UUCP (02/17/87)
Well, I am just reading a german computer magazin and they have got an A500 and A2000 for testing. In the current number of the magazin they give some short remarks and the test report will appear next month. Here are some of the notes : A500 : -a case just like a 1040 ST or a C128. -880 KB disk at the right side of the case. -at the backside the same connections as the A1000. -an external power just as the C128. -512 KB RAM -256 KB ROM containing Kickstart. -an expansion bus for another 512 KB RAM. New is the fat Agnus, a new version of Agnus, but they will give details on the differences in the next number of the magazin. A2000 : -a case 2 times as high as the one of a A1000. -at the front of the case places for two 3.5" and one 5.25" disks or harddisks of which 1 3.5" 880 KB disk is standard. -256 KB ROM containing Kickstart. -512 KB RAM on the motherboard + standard another 512 KB RAM on a card. -these 1MB RAM can be expanded to 9 MB RAM using cards. -9 slots of which one is dedicated for a coprocessor (68020) and another one for a video card. (By the way, in the article they showed a XT-card giving sidecar possibilities, but it's not standard. An AT-card will follow) The writers of the article say they will give more details next month. The A500 & A2000 will be shown on the CeBIT show in Hannover , Germany from (March 4-11). The price of an A500 should be about DM 1200-1400. The A2000 is being produced at the moment in Braunschweig, Germany. Those who want to read the article themselves: it's in the march number of Datawelt. Marcel Corbeek.