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- From: wnear@epix.net (Bill Near)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
- Subject: Re: Lots o'questions....
- Date: 11 Mar 1996 18:58:39 GMT
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- On 7 Mar 1996 01:47:17 GMT, tHe ChEsHiRe CaT articulated:
- <> I'm thinking of getting an A500 to use as a 'net terminal, but
- <> don't know anything about this funky li'l gem from Commodore. Reading the
- <> posts, I am confused (and a wee bit frightened) by the variety of chips
- <> (ROM, Denise, and Haggis (or whatever it's called)), a curious thing
- <> called KickStart and everything else. Basically ,what should I look for
- <> when getting an A500 system?
-
- Below is the stock configuration of the A500.
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- <> Also, is there a way to hook it up to my TV?
-
- Yes.
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- A500
- CPU: Motorola 68000
- Clock Speed: 7.14 MHz.
- Standard RAM: 512k
- Workbench/AmigaDOS version: 1.2, 1.3, 2.04
- Chip Set: OCS (Original Chip Set)
- Graphics Capabilities: 4,096 color palette with maximum resolution of 640x400 interlaced
- Sound: 4 channel 8-bit stereo
- Expansion Ports: One internal expansion port and one 86-pin card-edge DMA port
- RAM Expansion: 1 MB CHIP RAM internally and 8 MB FAST RAM externally
- Floppy Drive: One 880k internal floppy drive and up to three more floppy drives externally
- Hard Drive Interface: none included
- External Ports: parallel, serial, external floppy, RGB video, monochrome composite video, stereo audio, two joystick/mouse ports
- Keyboard: Built-in 94 keys with numeric keypad
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- A500 Plus
- CPU: Motorola 68000
- Clock Speed: 7.14 MHz.
- Standard RAM: 1 MB
- Workbench/AmigaDOS version: 2.04
- Chip Set: ECS (Enhanced Chip Set)
- Graphics Capabilities: 4,096 color palette with maximum resolution of 640x480 noninterlaced and 1280x400 interlaced
- Sound: 4 channel 8-bit stereo
- Expansion Ports: One internal expansion port and one 86-pin card-edge DMA port
- RAM Expansion: 2 MB CHIP RAM internally and 8 MB FAST RAM externally
- Floppy Drive: One 880k internal floppy drive and up to three more floppy drives externally
- Hard Drive Interface: none included
- External Ports: parallel, serial, external floppy, RGB video, monochrome composite video, stereo audio, two joystick/mouse ports
- Keyboard: Built-in 94 keys with numeric keypad
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