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- From: mdaymon@rainbow.rmii.com (Maxwell Daymon)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: A4000 HD Drive, FORGET IT!
- Date: 29 Jan 1996 00:55:37 GMT
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- George Noel (gnoel@morgan.ucs.mun.ca) wrote:
- : Why include AGA emulation/compatibility in future chipsets if the
- : computer will not have a High Density/Double Density drive to use the AGA
-
- I have said from the start that a floppy drive bay and the 34-pin header
- *should* remain on the motherboard, just not as a standard. People who
- are bringing a bunch of old crap to the new machine can buy the optional
- drive (HD or DD) and people who leave it behind or running on an old
- machine (like myself) will just use the Zip.
-
- : people that would use this is current Amiga owners who will bring their
- : floppy drives with them when upgrading? I would assume support for
-
- I'm keeping my old machine and wishing that the new machine would simply
- improve.
-
- : There are even rumours of the A1200+ being floppyless, again, is AT
- : alienating all software companies that have and are shipping current
-
- That's like saying they are alienating companies that produce Kickstart
- 1.3 software. Hey, if you want 1.3/A500 level stuff, keep you A500 next
- to your A1200. Don't hold the A1200 down.
-
- : bring their current external floppy drives with them and for the newer
- : users to buy standard floppy drives if they should so desire? I guess
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- Oh I hope so! I hate paying for crap that I don't need or use.
-
- Go Zip drive!
-