[comp.sys.amiga.hardware] New Fat Agunus

downin@dtoa1.dt.navy.mil (Downin) (11/30/90)

I recently bought an Amiga 500P (withhthe 1Meg installed).  I had heards
that the newer Amigas had the new fat agnus.  However the guy at the
store said it didn't.  My friend also just bought one (from a different
place).  The guy told him that they had the new chip but it was not
activated.  The only difference between our computers is the color of
the power and drive leds.  Does this mean he has them and I don't?
Is there any easy way for me to find out if I have the new chip without
voiding my warranty?

Dave Downin

duplain@rtf.bt.co.uk (Andy Duplain) (12/01/90)

In article <4567@oasys.dt.navy.mil> downin@dtoa1.dt.navy.mil (Dave Downin) writes:
>I recently bought an Amiga 500P (withhthe 1Meg installed).  I had heards
>that the newer Amigas had the new fat agnus.  However the guy at the
>store said it didn't.  My friend also just bought one (from a different
>place).  The guy told him that they had the new chip but it was not
>activated.  The only difference between our computers is the color of
>the power and drive leds.  Does this mean he has them and I don't?
>Is there any easy way for me to find out if I have the new chip without
>voiding my warranty?

	I also have an A500 with an Obese Agnus chip.. though it still cant
	access 1Mb of CHIP mem (i.e sound and graphics data in the $c00000
	range)... the only difference is that I can put my (PAL) Amiga
	into NTSC mode (50Hz to 60Hz) by freaking a few hardware registers..
	and that some games wont work!  Is my Obese Agnus also Not Activated?

 
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