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From: perry@atux01.UUCP (Perry S. Kivolowitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: ASDG Product Update
Message-ID: <496@atux01.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 22-Jul-87 13:24:19 EDT
Article-I.D.: atux01.496
Posted: Wed Jul 22 13:24:19 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 25-Jul-87 06:06:43 EDT
References: <1244@spice.cs.cmu.edu>
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Summary: apology in order (:-)

In article <1244@spice.cs.cmu.edu>, mjp@spice.cs.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi) writes:
> Perry!
> 
> why couldn't it fit on TOP of the Amiga, like the Pal Jr!  Not all of
> us have infinite desk space, or want to make our computer look like a

> If there is a good reason why the 2001 isn't top-mounted, such as bus
> timing problems over a connector or too much weight for the system
> unit to support, you have my deepest and most humble apology.

Michael,
	We went through MANY design concepts but what it comes down to
is that the physical laws of this Universe dictate the design go in  a
specific way. 

	The killer is  the  co-processor slot. That feller's got to go
as close to the Amiga 86 pin connecter as  we can possibly make it. If
it isn't extremely close then  we can't count on people's co-processor
boards working.

	From there, if you try to make an esthetic box (the actual de-
sign isn't that bad looking, really!) you either come up with three or
four  interconnected  co-mother  boards  (bogus) or extremely long bus
lengths (also bogus).

	Mike, we tried, but there aint no other way to do it AND still
keep the co-processor slot.  If we  dropped that  then a PAL style en-
closuer would become easy. But, the co-processor slot is a major prod-
uct feature and we didn't want to drop it.

> A totally unrelated question...will the SDP work with the Mini-Rack
> C, or will one have to have the Mini-Rack D or 2001?  I might be in a
> consulting position for a possible Amiga purchaser, and I'd like to
> know.
> 

Yes*. (yes it will work in the Mini-Rack-C or yes you can wait for the 2000-
and-1 or yes you can get a Mini-Rack-D). We're not ones to limit your options
eh?

(mike, send me mail via  reply to let me know this got out of New Jersey. I
wish I could get out of New Jersey. I guess I'll just live vicariously thru
these electrons).

Perry S. Kivolowitz
ASDG Incorporated
(201) 563-0529