Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!iuvax!mailrus!nrl-cmf!ukma!phoenix From: phoenix@ms.uky.edu (R'ykandar Korra'ti) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: One-meg agnus Message-ID: <12405@s.ms.uky.edu> Date: 11 Aug 89 23:28:37 GMT References: <30585@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Reply-To: phoenix@ms.uky.edu (R'ykandar Korra'ti) Distribution: usa Organization: El'n'tk National Spaceport, Mission Control Lines: 22 In article <30585@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> mitchell@janus.berkeley.edu (Evan Mitchell) writes: >Should I just save my money until I have enough for a 2000? Does that make >an A500 simply an ST on Steroids? :-) Snarl. With all due respect, I personally am getting more than a little tired of always being snickered at for buying an Amiga 500, or being thrown in as one of those 'game-only geeks.' Between the business with Megatronics/AIR ('it's your fault for buying a 500') and the 'you mean you were silly enough to buy a 500?' attitude on the net, it's really started to get to me. Look: not all of us can AFFORD a 2000, alright? This does NOT mean that we are a pack of 'snot-nosed junior high pirate game players,' as I've heard us referred to on other systems. (At least it hasn't gotten that bad here - yet!) Back on subject. IMHO, if you plan to expand your Amiga system past obvious levels (IE, additional floppy drives or a hard drive and RAM), then you should definately get an A2000, IF you can afford it. On the other hand, you CAN expand a 500. It will cost more in the long run, but you'll get your starting computer now, instead of a year from now (which was the case with me, for example.) - R'ykandar. -- | "Signature V1.2.1.2..." | phoenix@ms.uky.edu | phoenix@ukma.bitnet | | "Got enough addresses, bub?" | CIS 72406,370 | PLink: Skywise | | "Alms! Alms! Laser printers for the poor!" | QLink: Bearclaw |