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- From: wnear@epix.net (Bill Near)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
- Subject: Upgrading an A2000
- Date: 20 Mar 1996 17:10:38 GMT
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- On Tue, 19 Mar 1996 02:34:26 GMT, Craig Venz articulated:
- <> Just a few days ago, I aquired a _very_ old A2000 second hand
- <> from a friend of a friend, with a shitload of software. Currently, it
- <> has in it 1mb Mem, 3 floppy (3.5) and 1 5.25 but no HD. Has a 286
- <> bridgeboard as well...
- <>
- <> Being new to the Amiga, the thing seemed awful slow to me - but I thought
- <> a2000s weret the top of the range Amigas. Now after taking a quick peek
- <> in the newgroups I see that that is _not_ the case.
-
- The top-of-the-line (currently) are the A1200 and A4000.
- More models are on the way and a PPC model is due out next
- year.
-
- <> What I really want to know is: What, right now, is the minimum level system
- <> I should have got?
- <>
- <> Do I have a hope of upgrading it, or did I waste my money?
-
- You can upgrade it and I would suggest getting the following
- items:
-
- * An accelerator. Preferably a 68030 @ 40 or 50 MHz. This
- will also need at least 4 Mb of 32 bit RAM to make it
- useful. ($400-600)
-
- * Workbench 3.1 ($125)
-
- * A hard drive (connect it to the SCSI controller on the
- accelerator. (any SCSI hard drive will do)
-
- * a 24 bit graphics board ($350 - not needed, but nice)
-
- <> Where can Amiga products be found these days, since no major software dealers
- <> that I have seen carry _any_ amiga stuff these days.
-
- Get a subscription to Amiga Computing US Edition. There are
- plenty of mail order houses in there and lots of
- reviews, etc.
-
- What city do you live in and what other large areas are
- close to you? I could possibly find a local dealer for you.
-
- <> I know this is a tall order, but after reading a lot of stuff in here
- <> I'm starting to feel I got ripped off and should be looking for better
- <> h'ware if I want to continue in the amiga scene (and I am seriously
- <> considering it, since I know its a great machine still).
-
- If you don't want to spend at least $750 in upgrades, then
- I would suggest buying a new Amiga. The $750 is for new
- equipment. You could find used stuff, but be careful.
-
- How much did you pay for what you have now? Remember, the
- A2000 came out in 1988.
-
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