[comp.sys.amiga.hardware] 3000 / 500 Questions

js9b+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jon C. Slenk) (02/26/91)

A bunch of friends and I are getting together to write a game and we are
going to be purchasing an Amiga 3000 and 500.

I have been reading the Amiga bboards, and have some questions that I am
hoping you kind souls would be willing to answer for me. These are all
questions that shouldn't be answered by dealers, but by people who have
had the machines and have dealt with them for some time.

	- Does the 3000 crash a lot? What causes it to crash?
	  Is it backward compatible with software and hardware?

	- Is the 500 too limiting? Can we run 2.0 on it? What
	  upgrade options exist for it (processors, other hardware)?

	- Are the systems comfortable? What utilties
	  or hardware things make life better / easier for you? (eg:
	  the discussion regarding having CLI windows open to full
	  screen size automatically, or optical mice or...)

Thanks in advance for your time and help!
-Jon / js9b+@andrew.cmu.edu