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- From: mikael.berglund@amiga.pp.se (Mikael Berglund)
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- Subject: Re: Address of Kickstart Image on Floppy
- Date: 15 Mar 1996 22:28:47 GMT
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- In a message 14-Mar-96 13:38:23 Steve L. Edford <sledford@iglou.iglou.com> wrote:
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- SLE> Hmmm, good point. I have the 256K mem expansion giving 512K Chip Mem +
- SLE> 1.5Meg Fast mem. I don't know if the 512 Chip would handle the ROM. I
- SLE> recently found someone selling their Rejuvenator board with 2.04 ROM and
- SLE> the ECS w/2 Meg Chip for $150. It's real tempting, but I have to keep
- SLE> my focus (and my pocketbook) on my A3000. I just thought it would be
- SLE> neat to spiff up the ol' A1000 without any great expense since i really
- SLE> no longer use it.
-
- Ah, well, you could use the A1000 as a debug terminal for your A3000 or give your friends a match in
- a two player mode Stunt Car Racer :D I've packed my A1000 and A2000 into the closet because i find them
- unbearable without HD. I do have a GVP-controller though but no HD for A2000. Nah, i'll place my
- money on expanding the A3000 with more mem and a descent monitor so i can use my Picasso II to the
- full potential.
-
- SLE> Okay, a different angle. Is there an inexpensive way to use my old 2.04
- SLE> ROM chips from the A3000 on the A1000 motherboard? I bet the answer is
- SLE> no. I expect that to do this, I'll at least need to get some sort of ROM
- SLE> board. But I'm not really so sure the A3000 ROMs would even work in an
- SLE> A1000 anyway.
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- Or a Rejuvenatorboard. $150 doesn't seem to be totally over the top to get a new ROM and some descent
- mem. Would make the machine more attractive.
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