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From: papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: kick 1.3
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Date: 26 Jun 88 00:31:12 GMT
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In article <340@uwslh.UUCP> lishka@uwslh.UUCP (Fish-Guts) writes:
>In article <57857@sun.uucp> cmcmanis@sun.UUCP (Chuck McManis) writes:
>>The 2090 won't autoboot, the 2090 won't autoboot, ever.
> [ Some text describing uses of a 2090 controller ]
>>The 2090 will never autoboot.
>
>     Now I may be totally wrong on this, but I am sure I read

Yes, you are.  Whatever you read, it was wrong.

>somewhere that Commodore would have an upgrade for the 2090 to make it
>into a 2090a for all those folks who have hard-disk controllers that
>won't autoboot.  If I remember, all that needed to be replaced were
>some ROM chips.  However, I have no idea where I read this.  Can
>anyone (specifically Commodore) either verify or shoot down this rumor?
>    If this is all complete nonsense, then please forgive this posting.

Yes it is.  CBM employees on this net clearly stated that the A2090 CANNOT be
upgraded to the A2090A, since there are NO SOCKETS for the Autoboot
ROM chips. Sorry :-)

-- Marco Papa 'Doc'
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