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- From: Hans Ridder <ridder@zso.dec.com>
- Subject: Re: A1000 ECS ?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.185533.27430@ninja.zso.dec.com>
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- Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation - DECwest Engineering
- References: <21JUL199216040569@uhphys.phys.uh.edu> <1992Jul22.173346.27281@ninja.zso.dec.com> <23JUL199223152707@uhphys.phys.uh.edu>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 18:55:33 GMT
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- In article <23JUL199223152707@uhphys.phys.uh.edu> stich@uhphys.phys.uh.edu (CHRISTIAN STICH) writes:
- >In article <1992Jul22.173346.27281@ninja.zso.dec.com>, Hans Ridder <ridder@zso.dec.com> writes...
- >>In article <21JUL199216040569@uhphys.phys.uh.edu> stich@uhphys.phys.uh.edu (CHRISTIAN STICH) writes:
- >>>This seems to indicate that someone at C= was at least planning a Super
- >>>(non fat) Agnus for the A1000 (or maybe the A2000A ?) which would still
- >>>only address 512 KB of chip mem, but allow the ECS video modes such as
- >>>Productivity and Super-Hires.
- >>
- >>How can you draw a conclusion like that? All you can possibly tell from
- >>the existing chip numbers is that they started numbering the fat Agnuses
- >>at 8370 and went up from there. Anything beyond that is wild
- >>speculation.
- >>
- >>>When I tried to order one through the local dealership, they couldn't
- >>>find an order number in Commodore's parts catalog, though.
- >>
- >>No surprise, the chip doesn't exist! (What some people will do for
- >>entertainment?!?)
- >>
-
- >What a kind reply! Maybe you can tell me what type of chip it is and
- >why it is listed in the Hardware manual (3rd edition, I lost the 3rd in
- >the first posting). I did not say anywhere that it existed, I only
- >stated that it, 8368 HR (similar to HR-fat ???), is printed in the
- >manual. Please read it yourself. Do you think that this kind of message
- >is appropriate, especially "(What some people will do for
- >entertainment?!?)" ?
-
- Sorry, I didn't understand that it was actually in the manual (I guess
- I'll have to go take a look!) From your wording, it appeared as though
- you thought it should exist merely because of the jump in numbering from
- 8367 to 8370, and then wanted to know why you couldn't get it. That
- seemed pretty silly to me! I apologize for being too harsh. ;-) ;-) OK?
-
- So, if it's actually in the manual, and you can't get it, then I don't
- know. It's probably one of those C= mistakes where they were thinking
- of producing the chip (when the book was written,) but then changed
- their mind later.... Or, possibly (but not likely) it will be released
- Real Soon Now!
-
- > Christian E. Stich
-
- -hans (the grump ;-)
-
-
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