Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!super!udel!princeton!njin!rutgers!gatech!ulysses!hector!eric From: eric@hector.UUCP (Eric Lavitsky) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: 2000-and-1 expansion box Message-ID: <10664@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com> Date: 29 Sep 88 17:06:36 GMT References: <1925@vu-vlsi.Villanova.EDU> <7246@well.UUCP> Sender: netnews@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com Reply-To: eric@hector.UUCP (Eric Lavitsky) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 63 In article <7246@well.UUCP> ewhac@well.UUCP (Leo 'Bols Ewhac' Schwab) writes: >[ No! The chicken! The chicken came first! ] > > Before I write out the $100 check and send it to ASDG, I want to >know a few things: > > o Is there any possibility of bad interaction between my A1000 and > anything I may care to plug into the cage? The 2000-and-1 is guaranteed to meet all Zorro I and II specifications. Any card that also meets these standards will function properly within the 2000-and-1. > o Will Ronin's 68020 piggyback card for the A1000 work with the cage > and anything I plug in it? Unknown - ASDG makes no claims about compatibility with non-standard expansion products. > o If not, will Ronin's 68020 card for the B2000 work in the cage > along with anything I plug in it? As long as it is designed to spec, it will work in the 2000-and-1 CPU slot. > o Is there space to mount a couple of Syquest removable media > drives? (Not critical right at the moment.) There is space for 2 3.5" and 1 5.25" half height devices. If the Syquest drives can fit into such a form factor, you'll be ok. > Basically, I want to expand my A1000 and take advantage of the stuff >for the 2000. I think the time has come for me to get a hard disk, and I >want to do it right (which means a 2090A and a SCSI drive). However, I >really don't like the ergonomics of the 2000, so I'm wondering if I can get >away with just my 1000 and a 2000-and-1. The 2000-and-1 should do just fine for these products as well as whatever Zorro I memory expansion you've got now. > I want to keep my 68020, and not have to worry about whether or not >this thing is going to interact badly with that thing, or that I need to >have the B-PAL's installed, or that I have to stand on my head facing east. >Whatever it is, I want to plug it in and have it work. flickerFixer and 1M >CHIP RAM aren't important to me at this time. You may want to consult directly with Perry and our engineers about this issue at AmiExpo. > If the 2000-and-1 will address these problems, then I'll write the >check. Otherwise, I'll settle for the 2000. Let us know what you decide. >Leo L. Schwab -- The Guy in The Cape INET: well!ewhac@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU Eric Lavitsky, ASDG Incorporated ARPA: eric@topaz.rutgers.edu or eric@ulysses.att.com UUCP: {att,ucbvax}!ulysses!eric or {wherever!}rutgers!topaz!eric SNAIL: 34 Maplehurst Ln, Piscataway, NJ 08854 "To err is human; To really f*ck up requires the root password."