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From: eric@hector.UUCP (Eric Lavitsky)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 2000-and-1 expansion box
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Date: 29 Sep 88 17:06:36 GMT
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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,
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