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- From: fribert@datashopper.dk (Kenneth Fribert)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.marketplace
- Subject: Re: Buying an Amiga
- Date: 31 Jan 1996 09:52:57 +0100
- Organization: Fribert Consult
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- As far as I can tell, Joe Drasin wrote to Alle about 'Buying an Amiga', my reply would then be...
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- > I am looking at buying an Amiga computer. However, I am not very
- >knowledgable on the various types. Could someone tell me the basic
- >differences in the various models (500,600,1000,1200,2000,3000,4000, and
- >any others I don't know about). Thanks like basic/max RAM, speed, chip,
- >etc... Also anything I should make sure are with the system. Thanks very
- >much.
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- In chronological order:
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- Machine, CPU, Basic total Ram, Chip mem out of this, expansion ports
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- A1000, 68000, 256 KB Ram, upto 512 KB Chip Ram, memport, and an inverse A500-like expansion port.
- A500, 68000, 512 KB Ram, upto 512 KB Chip Ram*, expansion port and trapdoor port
- A2000, 68000, 1 MB Ram, upto 1 MB Chip Ram, 6 ZorroII slots, video and PC slot, 100 pin CPU slot
- A500+, 68000, 1 MB Ram, upto 1 MB Chip Ram, expansion port and trapdoor port
- A600, 68000, 1 MB Ram, 1 MB Chip Ram, only expansion is PCMCIA port
- A1200, 68020, 2 MB Ram, 2 MB Chip Ram, PCMCIA and trapdoor expansion
- A4000, 68030, 4 MB Ram, 2 MB Chip Ram, 4 ZorroIII slots, PC Slots, video slot, 200 pin CPU slot
- A4000, 68040, 6 MB Ram, 2 MB Chip Ram, 4 ZorroIII slots, PC Slots, video slot, 200 pin CPU slot
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- * Some of the late A500's have room on the motherboard for 1 MB Chip.
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- All of the above is of the top of my head, so I might have made some mistakes.
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