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From: mrubino@engws2.ic.sunysb.edu (Michael N Rubino)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: SyQuest Removable Hardrive
Date: 22 Nov 92 16:51:46 GMT
Organization: State University of New York at Stony Brook

In article <1en1qnINN2dp@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> an752@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Andrew N. Rodak) writes:
>
>...The orange access light on the Syquest
>flashes for a split second approximatly every five to six seconds.  This
>also causes the green HD led on my 2000HD to flash at the same time.  Is this
>normal...

Yes, this is perfectly normal.  It is analogous to your floppy drive clicking.

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From: woodhous@cck.coventry.ac.uk (Lepidop)
Subject: Info on the A1200 Wanted 
Organization: Coventry University
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 15:24:37 GMT


	At the moment I have an A500 with, a KCS power pc board with 0.5Meg
of ram, 2Meg of Supra ram, an ALF2 SCSI Harddisk Controller, a 42Meg 
Oktagon500 Harddisk, a Phillips 8833MkII monitor, and a MPS1550c colour
printer.

	The big question is how much of this can be used with an A1200?
Also is it worth upgrading? What major advantages has the A1200 got over
the old A500? How compatable is the A1200 with older software?

Any help and suggestions would be much appreciated.


Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: dburnett@emunix.emich.edu (Don Burnett)
Subject: Re:  Floppy size in 1200?
Organization: Eastern Michigan University
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 04:22:31 GMT

>
  [my response deleted]

>How much does one 2MB floppy cost for manufacturers?  Let's say in bulk
>.50-.60$.  How much does a 2 meg PCMCIA cost?  Hmm.  I'd guess lots more
>than .60$.  Unless the security of theft by piracy makes them end up costing
>less, I would think manufacturers would want the lower cost of disk.
>
  Yes, disks do cost less, but also let's talk about how difficult it would
  be to pirate a PCMCIA card versus a disk... I think the cost justify's it.
   
  Also, think about the hybrid games that could employ extra hardware that 
  do things not built-into the A1200 (boy that's a scary thought what am I
  saying here.. :-) 

  PCMCIA costs as far as the information I have obtained seem to be fairly
  on par with other manufacturers.. Also, the protection means a lot more 
  initial game sales, especially in the European marketplace.. Also, because
  of the level of standardization it looks like we will see in the PC market
  with this type of card the supplies will no doubt get cheaper and more 
  abundent as time goes on.. Also, disks are emminently copyable.. 

  Speaking of games do we know of any AGA hardware support from Game makers
  yet???


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From: boing@mcl.ucsb.edu (Geff Hanoian)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: FAQ? Will be there AGA chips in A3000?
Date: 24 Nov 92 03:37:00 GMT

In <jim.722514326@marsh> jim@cs.curtin.edu.au (Jim McGrady) writes:

>Its understandable that all of the AGA chipset functionality would be
>difficult to implement on a Zorro 3 card. But how about using the chipset
>just for graphics, ie; have on board psuedo chip ram that is independent 
>from real chip ram on the motherboard.           

>This way, an AGA card would not really be an integrated part of the hardware
>,as in A4000, but it would be more like an add on graphics card ala Domino.

>Feasible ???


	But Jim .. how are you gonna make it function when on the cycles
	that the CPU isn't?  My thought is to put them on a card with
	the 040 and toss em in the Fast Slot???

	Ideas?
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From: David_Stevens@logopol.amsbbs.wimsey.bc.ca (David Stevens)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: CD drive for A2000 A3000 A4000
Distribution: world
Date: 20 Nov 92 22:49:37 EST
Organization: Logopolis - Berlin, New Jersey (12:00 am thru 6:30 am EST)

     Does anyone know if there is a CD rom drive, from Commodore, in
developement? It seems that there is a CD rom drive comming out for the
A600 called A670, I think. Why doesn't Commodore come our with an internal
rom drive for the A2000 A3000 A4000?

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: kodak@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Jason Balicki (KodaK))
Subject: 2090 w/ 2.0?
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 00:20:25 GMT


I know this is a FAQ, but I can't seem to find the list anywhere.  Does the
2090 work under 2.0?  I plan to trade for one soon and I'd like to know if
it's going to work on my 2000 under 2.0.

Directions to a FAQ would also be appreciated.

--Jason Balicki
kodak@mentor.cc.purdue.edu
Organization: Queen's University at Kingston
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 00:44:34 EST
From: <LEEK@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Idea with the 1200

In article <pad.721977666@probitas>, pad@probitas.cs.utas.edu.au (Paul A
Daniels) says:
>
>        The 1200 has a very extensive port in the trap door.

Haven't seen the expansion port spec (would be nice if someone can at
least provide a list of signals available), I can only speculate the
trap door port contains all the CPU signals plus a few others.  Since
the CPU runs at a synchronous speed of 14MHz, don't expect it to be
ZorroII compatible.  Extra logics has to be provided to emulate the
16-bit ZorroII bus at 7MHz.  On the other hand, the emulation logics
should be quite feasible and less complicated than ones in accelerator
cards due to the synchronous nature and the lack of 68XX cycles support
in ZorroII specs.  Due to the cost reduction nature, neither this nor
extra ZorroIII stuff are built-in.  (Should be obvious - buy a 4000 for
slots)

>As ZorroIII can run ZorroII cards and ZorroII is has a compatable pin
>out to the old 500. Is it feesable to run a connector from the trapdoor
>of the 1200 that could use an 500 peripheral?

Might even be marketable, but certain not a weekend project for the
average hackers.  (It belongs to the "If you have to ask, the answer is
no" type of projects.  Real hackers are encourage to look at accelerator
designs such as Motorola Aplication notes, data sheets  and the PD Lucas
020 accelerator design.  Complexity is probably on the order of a few
PALs, latches and a double sided PCB to take care of the routing the
wires from connector to slots.)

>        Can this line of attack be taken one step futher, with terminatio
>could you infact add a number of ZorroIII slots, or is there soemthing
>missing?

Add a couple of thousand dollars and you can get a A4000 look alike and
work alike.  It even come fully assembled.

>Paul.

K. C. Lee
Elec. Eng. Grad. Student
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: scott@statsci.com (Scott Blachowicz)
Subject: Re: Kick 2.0 for A1000, how?
Reply-To: scott@statsci.com
Organization: Statistical Sciences, Inc., Seattle, WA USA
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 23:48:47 GMT

>>>>> "Andreas" == Andreas Mueller <anm@mcshh.Hanse.DE>

 Andreas> Is it possible to use the Kick 2.0 in the A1000?  Regarding my
 Andreas> motherboard, there are two sockets which are unused (even second and
 Andreas> odd second).  Is there a discription (hack) available?

I'd been thinking of upgrading my A1000 WB 2.04 (or 2.1 or whatever). I've
seen mention of KwikStart II giving you switching between 2.04 ROMs and
disk-based (i.e. 1.3) KickStart, I think. What I'm wondering is what doing the
complete upgrade would cost, and where to start looking to find information of
the pieces I'll need to do it. Presumably what I'd need is KwikStart II (or
some other solution to get KickStart going), and the actual OS software from
Commodore. Is anything else needed?

Other things on my system, that I currently assume will work, but ought to
verify...
        -Microbotics Starboard II with 2Mb installed
        -Supra SCSI i/f (v1.10f or something like that...I've heard that I
         should upgrade to a Supra III or so...I need to give them a call).

Any helpful guidance would be greatly appreciated.

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From: matt-dah@dsv.su.se (Mattias Dahlberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Keep my Quantum?
Date: 17 Nov 92 11:41:06 GMT
Organization: The DSV institute of Stockholm, Sweden
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Hello guys.

I currently have one 52MB and one 105MB Quantum in my A3000. As I'm planning
on selling the computer in order to get an A4000, I wonder if I should keep
the 105MB HD or not. Suggestions?


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: jgrimm@TorreyPinesCA.ncr.com (Jeffrey Grimmett 9999)
Subject: Re: A1200 and LD vs HD drives
Organization: NCR (Torrey Pines Development Center)
Disclaimer: This posting does not necessarily reflect the opinions of NCR.
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 92 20:05:27 GMT

Quoth charlet@hubcap.clemson.edu (Charles E "Rick" Taylor IV):

]> >Gee, I can think of several tacks to take with such a customer:
]> >	"Oh, if high density drives are all you're interested in, let's cut the
]> >	 computer our of the equation altogether!  I can sell you SEVERAL HD
]> >	 drives for that price!"
]> >	"Are you here to buy a computer or a disk drive?"
]> 
]> I didn't see a smiley anywhere, so I ask:  ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!?!?!!?!?!
]> 
]> You won't sell any computers talking like that; insulting the customer gets you
]> nothing except fewer customers ...
]> 
]> (Gee I hope that was sarcasm and I missed it ... :) )
]> 
]> (I *really* hope that was sarcasm and I missed it ... :) :) )

Semi serious, semi sarcastic...

Listen, if a dealer lets himself get trapped into the situation described,
he's already lost sales on issues of compatability, software, etc etc etc..
in other words, all the oft-treaded foibles of owning an Amiga in the first
place.  Instead of selling the computer and the operating system within
it, the dealer has fallen into a defensive stance... from my point of view,
this is a no-win situation.  Most dealers I know end up making promises
that aren't fulfilled, lame excuses, or just get flustered and lose the
sale anyway.

Even IF they make the sale (doubtful), they end up paying for it dearly
in the following months.  Troublesome customers never go away... they just
get more troublesome as time goes on.  In the equation of time == money,
a dealer in many cases ends up spending excessive time with this one person.
And losing money on other fronts.

When I interview a potential client and they start bringing up these types
of issues, that is basically what I *do* tell them -- if they are more
fascinated by the floppy drive size than what the machine as a whole can
do, they are talking to the wrong person -- I refer them to a couple of
beemer consultants that I trust, and move on to other, more profitable
enterprises.

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: 35002_3770@uwovax.uwo.ca
Subject: XT Bridge & RC-2000 RAM card
Organization: University of Western Ont, London
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 20:40:22 GMT

 I have a problem with my Commordore Bridgeboard and my RAM expansion card.
    
 I have a A2000 (6.2 rev) running WB 1.3, a Golden Image RC-2000 ram card with
 2 meg on board.

 I just purchased a CBM XT bridge board and attempted to get it to function
 in my A2000 - the ram card does not seem to like the bridge board.

 If the ram card is removed the Bridgeboard works fine but if the card is in
 and I try to fire up the bridgeboard then the machine either Gurus at
 Binddrivers part of the startup-sequence -OR- if I can get it fired up I
 get nothing but garbage in the PC window.

 We have tried another CBM XT Bridgeboard with the same result so the problem
 is with the RAM card.  A RAM test program shows no faulty chips on the GI
 RC-2000 and there are no settings on the ram card for a bridgeboard.....

 Suggestions?

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From: dlarson@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dale Larson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: NFS/FTP for Amiga?
Date: 17 Nov 92 15:31:21 GMT
Reply-To: dlarson@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dale Larson)
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Organization: Commodore Engineering

Networking questions belong in comp.sys.amiga.datacomm.  Follow-ups directed
there.  Most of these questions are answered in the Amiga Networking FAQ which
is (irregularly :-) posted to that group.


In article <1992Nov16.193844.27167@msdrl.com> andrews@msdrl.com (Richard Andrews) writes:
>2. How much memory does TCP/IP software take on the Amiga?  Does it conflict
>with anything?

I'm not aware of any conflicts.  With several NFS mounted partitions and
exported FTP services, the software can use a few hundred K.  It may use
significatly less for only an rlogin, telnet or FTP session.

>3. Can I use NFS to mount drives from a NFS server?  

Yes.

>Can I make the Amiga a NFS server?

No.  Not with currently shipping software.


>4. Can I use FTP to and from the Amiga?  If I had two amigas w/ TCP/IP, can I
>FTP and/or NFS (with no other machines on the network)?

Yes.  Yes.

>Much thanks in advance!

You're welcome.

>
>-Rich
>   


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From: aegnor@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (David C. Powell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: MMR w/A590
Keywords: Mega Midget Racer, Commodore A590, 68000
Date: 23 Nov 92 15:03:55 GMT
Organization: Xetwnk Industries, Ltd.

I have a friend with an Amiga 500, Commodore A590 w/2Meg, external SCSI
HD attached to the A590.  The problem, if he tried to goto 68000 mode
[one reason he bought the MMR] it crashes, and comes back up in 68030
mode, BUT, if you remove the HD all is fine.  He called CSA and of course
they say the A590 is the problem... ANY OTHER suggestions out there?  He
does NOT have the $$$ for a new HD, or $$$ for a different Accel board,
so just E-mail me any tips/corrections you can think of...

Thanks!


-dcp



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From: Darcy@cup.portal.com (Darcy S McConnell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: A590 & Maxtor 7120S
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 23:14:32 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: usa


Does anyone have a Maxtor 7120S working in their A590?
If so, what version ROMS are in your A590?

I have tried to help a friend get one going on his and it ALWAYS
gives read/write errors.   He has the version 6 ROMS.. I hear there is
newer ROMS but don't know if this corrects the problem.
We have tried sending the drive back and got another and this one
seems to work fine on my TrumpCard Pro....
From: fjrei@kbsaar.saar.de (Franz-Josef Reichert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Amiga 1200
Date: 19 Nov 92 12:16:36 GMT
Reply-To: fjrei@kbsaar.saar.de (Franz-Josef Reichert)
Organization: Private Amiga Site
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In article <swssauby.720887269@reading>, Michael Saunby writes:

> Paula_Lieberman@amicol.UUCP (Paula Lieberman) writes:
> 
> >How about Commodore calling some more chips by -male- or sex-neutral names,
> >or better still, leave out the anthropomorphisms........ 
> Guess they would have to change the name of the machine too!

	Don't worry too much --- At least in
germany, where amiga sells best, "Der Amiga" is _male_!	

> 	Michael Saunby

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From: spence@cbmvax.commodore.com (Spencer Shanson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: AGA scan rates
Date: 18 Nov 92 18:56:00 GMT
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA

In article <1eb7iiINN1sf@swrinde.nde.swri.edu> kent@stanley.nde.swri.edu (Kent D. Polk) writes:
>I finally got my A4000.
>
>Question:
>Why are the monitor mode scan rates different for the A4000 than for the A3000?
>For example:
>
>A3000 DblNTSC - 59Hz, 29.2 kHz
>A4000 DblNTSC - 58Hz, 27.66 kHz
>
>A3000 SUPER72 - 72Hz, 24.62 kHz
>A4000 SUPER72 - 71Hz, 23.21 kHz

In order to allow smooth horizontal scrolling in the productivity type modes on
an A4000, it is necessary to drop the refresh rates to the rates you have shown.
However, if you can live without smooth horizontal scrolling in these modes, or
you have a monitor that cannot handle the sync rates, then copy the VGAOnly
monitor from sys:storage/monitors to devs:monitors and reboot.  This is not
really a monitor in the sense of Super72, DblNTSC etc, but is really just a flag
to tell the OS that 'Hey, I can't handle these non-standard sync rates, so
please do something about it'.

>What's going on? I don't have the articles anymore, but I know good and well
>that I remember several talking about using Super72 at 24.62 kHz on the
>A4000.  Before I get really peeved, I thought maybe there's something wrong
>with this particular A4000 to cause it to generate the lower scan rates.
>Can AGA not support these scan rates???

Super72 will require a real multisync that can handle 24kHz.

>Kent Polk: Southwest Research Institute
>Internet : kent@swrinde.nde.swri.edu
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From: Gene_Ruebsamen@republik.fidonet.org (Gene Ruebsamen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Popular Science
Distribution: world
Date: 23 Nov 92 01:21:18 PST
Organization: Eiffel Media of Orange County

An interesting note:
In the most current issue of Popular Science (Dec '92) there is an article
on multi-screen 3-D television and monitors.. I read this article with
great delight, wondering if ever I would see such a device on my Amiga,
when lo and behold! I looked carefully at the picture, and I noticed they
were using a Commodore 1084S Monitor, and the animation they were playing
is one of the demo anims that come with Deluxe Paint IV!!!  Check it out,
page 25, this issue of Popular Science.  Also, somewhere else in the
magazine it talks about CDTV, as well as CD-I.. 

-Gene

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
From: lassa@cbmvax.commodore.com (Paul Lassa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: HD ad infinitum
Date: 17 Nov 92 00:32:34 GMT
Reply-To: lassa@cbmvax.commodore.com (Paul Lassa)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA

In article <9661@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP> xero@cislabs.pitt.edu (George J Karabin) writes:
>>In article <9656@blue.cis.pitt.edu.UUCP> xero@cislabs.pitt.edu (George J Karabin) writes:
>>>Well, I realize this is nothing new, but it can't hurt to say it:
>>>
>>>To those a Commodore who might listen, I would like to see HD drives become
>>>available for all Amigas. I have been a pretty loyal buyer from Commodore over
>>>[stuff deleted about importance of HD drives]
>>>Thank you,
>>>	   Josh Karabin,
>>>	   Potential Buyer of Many Future Big Money Amiga Products
>>[stuff deleted about vapor drives]
>
>Okay, I realize that you're just "speculating" about this EHD disk drive,
>but come on, it's complete vapor. At least C= is shipping 1.76 meg drives
>with the A4000. Since this drive is actually being built, all I want to know
>is why it isn't feasible to stick it in an external box and sell it to the
>squirming masses who would buy it? If a C= engineer could tell me why it
>wouldn't work, I'd have no complaints. I just want to know.
>
>Later,
>	Josh

Josh,  You can't always get what you want, so I'm not going to tell
you...   Just kidding :}  Yes, the "thicker" version of this drive is
shipping in the A4000 now.  And yes, we agree that an external HD drive
would be a useful product for those with LD-equipped amigas.  And yes, it
is technically feasible.  That's all a C= engineer can tell you.  Maybe
you should make your request known to your dealer, as I'm sure (s)he's in
contact with C= Sales/Marketing.
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