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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
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- From: 22black@sol.cs.wmich.edu (Martin Black)
- Subject: Re: The Amiga 1200 Specs - From CBM
- Message-ID: <1992Nov8.211904.8711@sol.cs.wmich.edu>
- Organization: Western Michigan Univ. Comp. Sci. Dept.
- References: <1992Nov3.003142.11280@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> <1992Nov6.172045.8271@nynexst.com> <1992Nov6.204037.4507@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> <1992Nov8.183905.14173@nynexst.com>
- Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 21:19:04 GMT
- Lines: 67
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- clare@nynexst.com (Clare Chu) writes:
-
- >In article <1992Nov6.204037.4507@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> dmacphee@nyx.cs.du.edu (Don mac phee) writes:
- >>
- >> Speculation. It costs nothing but a bit of wait-and-see.
- >>
- >>The 2200, from what rumor and speculation has built, is a 2000 replacement
- >>built on an 020, AGA, and a backplane. This design MAY utilize the A4000
- >>casing and motherboard (Making it an A4000/020)
- >>
- >>The A4000/030 is almost a reality. Those that are getting A4000/040's
- >>have reported seeing a checkbox for the 030 option. Again, all of this
- >>SPECULATION is to be taken with a pound of salt. (For flavor.)
- >>
- >> Weigh these things when reading these posts and making decisions:
- >>
- >> 3) GVP 530 *is* shipping now...
- >> 4) C= is shipping the A4000/040, A1200, A600, A2000, A2500, A3000.
- >> 5) The A3000 is priced NICE ($1500 US)...
-
- > I saw that! I'm tempted but my husband isn't. He keeps going on
- > about the 25 MHz versus the GVP's 40MHz. Isn't there a technicality
- > about 16-bit versus 32-bit RAM? The A3000 also has 2 Mg Chip RAM,
- > am I correct? Does it have a 32-bit bus from the CPU to the Chip RAM?
- > If so, then the A500, only having 16-bit bus running at 40MHz would
- > only be 5 times faster than the A500 running at 7, instead of 10
- > like the GVP ad claims. They're probably only talking about stuff
- > coming from the 32-bit RAM to the 68E30.
-
- > Now he's talking about getting a $630 Hi-Q tower to make the A500
- > into an A2000 so he can expand. His premise is "I don't want to
- > buy a new computer." I figure adding the $630 + the GVP $1100
- > would just about get me an A3000 with a larger HD than the default.
- > If I don't need a new monitor for the A3000, i.e. I can still use
- > the 1084S (for now), then I'll probably win the argument IF I
- > can show that the A3000 will run as fast as the GVP 530 from chip
- > ram (does the A3000 have a math coprocessor 68882 installed?).
- > Then I mentioned that my son might "claim" our computer (the A500)
- > so why not get the A3000, and he said, get this, we'll buy him
- > an A600. (At that time, the monitor issue will be moot, since
- > we'll have to buy another monitor anyway and the 1960 monitor is
- > only $100 more than the 1084S). So which is it, guys?
-
- > An A500 (1/2 Meg chip, 1 Meg Agnus not enabled) + GVP 530 +
- > (optionally) HiQ Tower (to eventually get the PhonePak, ibm, etc)
- > +A600 + 2 1084S monitors
-
- Make that a different accelerater for a2000's cost about $1000,
- hiQ $600, a600 $400, 1084 $300. Total $2300.
- > or
-
- > An A3000 25MHz (at the low price of $1500) + 1960 monitor (not needed right
- > away) and eventually give our 2 year old the A500 and 1084S monitor.
- > (keeping the A500 game compatible, and using the A3000 for serious
- > stuff).
-
- A3000 at 25mhz for $1400 [ Creative Computers mail order ] + $400 1960
- Total $2000, but plus you get very fast graphics.
-
- Well I have seen a 16mhz a3000 for $1200 and the 25mhz a3000 for $1400. So I
- can't at all see upgrading you a500 more. The graphics speed is much much
- faster on an a3000 than the best accelerated a500. And since that is using
- less cpu you should get better real life performance, decides fealing nicer.
- And don't forget if you get the gvp's a530, you won't be able to connect it
- to your hi-q, you need a2000 peripherals then. So get yourself an a3000 and
- give your a500 to your son.
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