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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: AGA and a 3000 ? possibility
- Message-ID: <1992Nov10.102736.2757@brandonu.ca>
- From: brycerw@brandonu.ca
- Date: 10 Nov 92 10:27:36 CST
- References: <boing.721176228@mcl> <copes.721284992@marsh>
- Organization: Brandon University, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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- In article <copes.721284992@marsh>, copes@cs.curtin.edu.au (Simon Cope) writes:
- > boing@mcl.ucsb.edu (Geff Hanoian) writes:
- >
- >
- >> I've been told "NO!" a few times but I was thinking about it again
- >> and I thought of something. Now, I'm not the Engineering type,
- >> just a software guys. What if you were to take an 040 and put the
- >> AGA chip set on a card and plug it into the accelerator slot on the
- >> 3000??? Is this possible or would a faster video port also be
- >> neccesary that might be able to be rigged through the video slot?
- >
- > That's not such a bad idea. In fact, in ACAR, an oz mag they reported that
- > there is a rumour that GVP may be releasing an add on for their GForce cards
- > with AGA chips on them. Even if its true then a3000 owners are still screwed
- > (if thats how you feel) cause the a3000 040 GForce card doesn't have that slot
- > on it (that I know of).
- >
- > Just get a DMI card or wait till next year...
- >
- >> Am I way off base and a complete idiot or is this way too expensive
- >> or should I enrole in some electrical and computer engineering classes.
- >
- > An 040 card alone will cost more than a trade up to a4000. (at present)
- >
- You mean there's an upgrade policy through Commodore now to get an A4000?
- (Like I did to get my A3000 from a C=64?)
- >
- >
- > --
- > Simon Cope
- > AFS Designs
- >
- > copes@cs.curtin.edu.au
- >
- --Rob
- BRYCERW@BrandonU.CA
-