Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!nrl-cmf!ames!elroy!gryphon!jdow From: jdow@gryphon.COM (J. Dow) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Commodore & Amiga in InfoWorld Summary: Still some serious issues on UNIX Message-ID: <9025@gryphon.COM> Date: 28 Nov 88 06:05:08 GMT References: <5438@louie.udel.EDU> <5253@cbmvax.UUCP> <77@sns.UUCP> <5290@cbmvax.UUCP> Reply-To: jdow@gryphon.COM (J. Dow) Organization: Wizardess Designs, Hermosa Beach, Ca. Lines: 42 In article <5290@cbmvax.UUCP> ditto@cbmvax.UUCP (Michael "Ford" Ditto) writes: >In article <77@sns.UUCP> space@sns.UUCP (Lars Soltau) writes: >>Hmmm, this sounds great. I have been waiting for the A2620 ever since on the >>Hannover Fair '88 that Commodore guy told me that "production will begin next >>week". >>So here's my two questions: >>1) is this card in its final state? > >Is anything ever in its final state? :-) Seriously, though, given the >amount of time that 2620's have been around C=A and the number of revisions >there have been (not a lot, but enough to convince me that the thing's >been thought through) I'd be quite happy to buy one today. > >>2) is the UNIX port ready, i.e. will it become available at the same time >> as the A2620? > >Unix works fine (does that make it "ready"?) and registered developers >can apply to purchase beta A2500UX machines now. According to the >"rumors" I hear, the A2500 is "available" now, the A2500UX (same thing >plus bigger disk, cartridge tape & Unix) will come along right behind >(i.e. Real Soon Now) and then the A2620 and Unix will be available as >separate (upgrade) products. Only the A2500 is officially announced, >the rest was shown at COMDEX as a "technology preview" -- no date or >price commitments. There are some issues with the UNIX that still need solution. For one thing we need a generic interface tool that will allow device drivers configured for AmigaDOS to also work with UNIX. SOme kind of utility willhave to be included or things will be pretty grim for folks who do not have 2090A controllers. Just now that 2500 box is a closed system that has absolutely no vendor support from other vendors that I know of. This is the word I garnered at COMDEX just past. If it is now obsolete would someone let me know, please? -- Sometimes a bird in the hand leaves a sticky deposit. Perhaps it were best it remain there in the bush with the other one. {@_@} jdow@bix (where else?) Sometimes the dragon wins. Sometimes jdow@gryphon.CTS.COM the knight. Does the fair maiden ever {backbone}!gryphon!jdow win? Surely both the knight and dragon stink. Maybe the maiden should suicide? Better yet - she should get an Amiga and quit playing with dragons and knights.