RICK@QUCDNAST.BITNET (Rick Pim) (12/17/86)
Couple of things. In answer to questions:
At the latest World of Commodore show the Sidecar was on display and (!!!)
for sale. First messy shock: I dunno what they've been feeding you as to
rumours of its price. Up here (Canada) they've been saying $800-$1000 CDN.
Surprise! $1400-$1500. Best I saw was $1200 CDN for a show deal only.
This may make it less likely that it will sell well.
Good news, everyone was saying that yes, you can plug in a hardcard
and some sort of RAM card: maybe even just a standard PC extended (or was
that expanded) memory card and get it to work as Amiga RAM. Of course,
nobody had TESTED these features. Also nobody had read the manuals or
had one to read. But Sidecars they had: stacks of them, fresh off the
plane from Germany. They weren't selling many. (Price maybe?)
Also, has anyone else noticed the gate losing digests to BITNET?
Rick Pim
Not representing anyone at all.grr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins) (12/18/86)
In article <851@ulowell.UUCP> RICK@QUCDNAST.BITNET (Rick Pim) writes: >Couple of things. In answer to questions: > >At the latest World of Commodore show the Sidecar was on display and (!!!) >for sale.... > >Good news, everyone was saying that yes, you can plug in a hardcard >and some sort of RAM card: maybe even just a standard PC extended (or was >that expanded) memory card and get it to work as Amiga RAM. Of course, >nobody had TESTED these features. Also nobody had read the manuals or >had one to read. But Sidecars they had: stacks of them, fresh off the >plane from Germany. They weren't selling many. (Price maybe?) > Rick Pim *NO*NO*NO*NO*NO* Memory Cards Plugged into the PC slots are not accessable as Amiga Memory!!!! Any standard PC disk/controller mulched into the case, be it hardcard or discrete, can be partitioned so that the Amiga can use it. There is an almost invisible connector where an Amiga memory card can be plugged in. This is an ~86 pin header that has the same signals as the A1000 expansion connector. Sorry if there is a lot of confusion floating around about the Sidecar, but basically we don't have a whole lot to say before the thing is ready to show up on your local dealer's shelves. Commodore is an international company, so if something is ready to sell in Canada or Europe, it can be sold there, while it may take longer for FCC and other US marketing issues to be worked out... -- 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)