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- Path: slip-2-18.shore.net!user
- From: odie@shore.net
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
- Subject: Re: 3.x rom for A500
- Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 11:45:13 -0500
- Organization: Shore.Net/Eco Software, Inc; (info@shore.net)
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- In article <feanturi.827722108@pentagon.io.com>, feanturi@io.com (Jason
- Kraushar) wrote:
-
- > I have an A500 with the a-501 512k RAM expander, the motherboard has
- > been hacked so the 501 works as chip ram. I want to get the latest
- > version of the OS, and I have a few questions:
- >
- > 1) What is the version I should ask for? Is it 3.1?
- >
-
- Yes - 3.1
-
- > 2) This is a complete package that comes with a chip and workbench disks,
- > right?
-
- Usually - but make sure you specify when you buy that you want the Full package.
-
- >
- > 3) Will my chip ram hack interfere? (btw I should add that's not all the
- > ram I have, I have 2 megs fast ram in my GVP HD stuck on the side)
-
- Yes it will still work
- >
- > 4) I seem to recall hearing awhile ago that this ROM has a built-in
- > degrader. Is this true, and if so how well does it work for older demos and
- > things like that?
-
- Yes - by way of a pre-boot menu (hold down both mouse buttons when starting)
-
- It does not work well for programs that hit the hardware directly.
-
- >
- > 5) Do I need to specify that it's for an A500 (I don't think so, but I
- > thought I should check)?
-
- yes you do.
-
- >
- > Email is preferred, I read this group regularly but my feed tends to
- > lose things.
- >
- > Thanks in advance!
-