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- From: leekil@bbn.com (Lee Kilpatrick)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Commodore warranty
- Message-ID: <llup96INN4ci@news.bbn.com>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 03:08:22 GMT
- References: <1993Jan21.213944.26016@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>
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- gb03@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (GEORGE PHILIP BLUHM) writes:
-
- >In article <llscpcINNst4@news.bbn.com>, leekil@bbn.com (Lee Kilpatrick) writes:
- >>gb03@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (GEORGE PHILIP BLUHM) writes:
- >>
- >>
- >>>I am dissappointed at CBM, not only for the abandonment of the 3000 series and
- >>>scsi, but the radical change in the graphics interface that obsoleted the
- >>>3000, 2000, 1000 and 500 series.
- >>
- >>What do you mean "the radical change in the graphics interface"?
-
- >CBM has left no upgrade path in the 3000 series. They must have intended to
- >since the 3000 has a "video" slot included but never implemented. Flame on -
- >I have been able to update my video on my CLONES with a card swap. My
- >monitors for the last 5 years have been multi-synch so they have not been
- >changed.
-
-
- Well, this is not a change at all in the graphics interface. But I know what
- you mean. Supposedly, Workbench 4.0 will have some sort of retargetable
- graphics libraries in it, and then you should be able to just get any random
- graphics board, with a driver or something, and then you can upgrade your
- graphics capability. Of course, when this happens, I have no idea.
-
-
-
- >>
- >>They haven't abandoned SCSI, there is a board for the 4000 coming out
- >>this month, supposedly. I'm not sure the 3000 is abandoned, either.
-
- >If the SCSI is not abandoned, why is it not included? Obvious, CBM considers
- >IDE the drive of choice. This may be a marketing decision, but it makes no
- >sense from a technical stand point. Why limit your I/O to only 2 drives and
- >nothing else. With SCSI I can connect an unlimited number of peripheral
- >devices.
-
-
- It appears to be a marketing decision, and nobody other than C= marketing
- seems to be very happy with it. The given reason for the IDE drive is cost--
- apparently it is much cheaper than SCSI, probably because of the simplistic
- hardware (or lack thereof) required. IDE makes more sense for the low end
- machines.
-
- Just because it isn't included doesn't mean its abandoned. CD-ROM isn't
- included either. The rumors is that the 4000 or some variation thereof will
- include SCSI (though it might just the add-on board).
-
- If the 3000 and SCSI were truly abandoned, they would not work with the
- new software. And not really any reason to buy a Mac.
-
-
- Lee
-