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From: zarifes@bnrmtv.UUCP (Kenneth Zarifes)
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Subject: Re: Some questions
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Date: Wed, 25-Sep-85 01:20:36 EDT
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>  In this month's _Compute_ magazine which I found in the library, an article
> on the Amiga stated that current Amigas, sold as 256K machines, would actually
> have 512K or RAM, the upper 256K of which would be write-protected and
> used as virtual ROM for the operating system.
> 
>  Later Amigas were supposed to have this memory removed, and replaced with ROM chips.
> 
> When will the ROM based Amigas come out? Do you really think Amiga won't upgrade
> the machines? (There are two empty DIP spaces on an Amiga motherboard.)
> 

  Commodore is not answering either of those questions.

> Could the extra 256K be used if and after a ROM upgrade? Wouldn't it be

> always upgradeable? What is a better deal? A RAM Amiga now, or a ROM Amiga
> later?
> 

  You couldn't use the extra 256K after a ROM upgrade because it will be
being taken up by the ROM.  It's just *address space*.  You pull out the RAM
chips and replace them with ROM chips.

  As for which is the better deal...it's hard to say.  The upgrade will
probably cost you money.  But why bother?  Most developers are saying that
they really don't care which Amiga they get.  You can boot a little faster
with the OS in ROM, and you will have more room on your floppy. Big deal.

Cheers,
Ken Zarifes