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- COMMODORE INTRODUCES VERTICAL VERSION OF ITS AMIGA (TM) 3000
-
- ...New Multimedia Workstation Combines Power With Expansion
- Capabilities
-
- West Chester, PA. -- August 21, 1991 -- Commodore Business Machines,
- Inc.. has introduced the Amiga 3000T, a full-height "Vertical" version
- of its Amiga 3000. The A3000T provides users with built-in expansion
- capabilities without the need for external devices.
-
- "The A3000T represents the next wave of A3000 technology," said David
- Archambault, director of business markets, Commodore Business Machines,
- Inc. "it is a multimedia workstation that combines all the
- capabilities of the A3000 with an unprecedented level of expandability
- and power."
-
- The A3000T supports a variety of drive bays -- two 3.5-inch drives; one
- 5.25-inch half-height drive,mounted horizontally; and two 5.25-inch
- half-height drives, mounted vertically. Inside, behind these drives,
- there is space for two more internal 5.25-inch half-height drives. The
- available drive bays make it possible to internally install up to seven
- devices in the A3000T.
-
- The workstation's expansion slots include a fast slot for a 68040
- accelerator, a video slot for internal video devices, up to five
- Amiga/Zorro III slots (depending on configuration of peripherals), and
- four Bridgeport PC Slots (depending on configuration of peripherals).
-
- The A3000T includes its own built-in speaker, which handles most
- ordinary sound requirements. It also has a new high-resolution two
- button mouse. Commodore supplies an extra-long mouse cable to reach
- from the floor-standing unit to the user's desktop.
-
- Power and hard-disk lights, an on/off switch and a key switch are
- located on the outside of the case. The key switch locks the mouse and
- keyboard to prevent unauthorized access.
-
- The Amiga 3000T is powered by a 25 MHZ Motorola 68030 CPU on the
- motherboard, with a 68882 math coprocessor. The standard configuration
- features a 100 MB (18ms) hard disk drive, autoboot hard disk
- controller, and a 3.5-inch 880K floppy disk drive. Two megabytes of 32
- bit RAM are standard; memory can be internally expanded to 18 MB of RAM
- on the motherboard. The 32-bit bus architecture also allows the high-
- speed transfer of large amounts of information between devices.
-
- "The A3000T is a power user's delight," Archambault said. "It contains
- all the new features of the A3000, plus more room for expansion than
- the A2000 and A3000 combined."
-
- Amiga 3000T workstations are available now to developers. Dealers will
- have units shortly. Customer shipments will begin in October, 1991.
- The retail price for an A3000T with 100 MB hard disk is $4498.00. The
- price with 200 MB hard disk drive is $4998.00.
- Photos and Product sheets available upon request.
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