Conference hydra::amiga_v1

929.0. "Upgrade Opinions Wanted" by LEDS::ACCIARDI () Thu Nov 26 1987 07:36

    I must be losing my mind.  I just got finished convincing myself
    that I was not going to upgrade to an A2000 until there was some
    wonder gadget that just couldn't be had for an A1000.
    
    Well, I stopped into the Software Shop yesterday to get a copy of
    the NewTek disks (amazing video by the way, could have been an
    Amiga commercial)  and Moe made me an interesting offer...
    
    I give the Software Shop:
    
    My bare A1000 (I'll remove the 68010 uP)
    My A1010 Floppy
    My 20 MB SupraDrive
    $1100
    
    and Moe will give me:
    
    An A2000 with 2 floppies installed in the box
    A MiniScribe 20 MB HD in the 5 1/4 bay, w/ the 2090 controller
    An adaptor to install my Starboard 2 meg in the A2000
                                                 
    I'll assume that the prices on the A2000 stuff are:
    
    1 meg A2000			$1995
    20 MB Drive			$ 325
    HD Controller		$ 250
    Internal Floppy		$ 150
    				-----
    				$2720
    
    This means that Moe is crediting me $1620 on my current A1000 setup.
    Remember, I'll keep my 2 meg RAM board for use in the A2000.
    
    OK, all you upgrader ne'er do well types... is this a good deal?
    How does it compare to the deals you made?  Should I make an early
    Christmas of it?  Call the divorce lawyer to start dividing up the
    estate? 
                                                              
    By the way, the Software Shop had 15 new A2000s in boxes.  5 went
    out the door in one day.  They also have a dozen bridge boards.
    Moe also said that there were around 50 new software releases due
    by Christmas.
    
    Ed-I-can't-believe-I'm-seriously-considering-this-on-my-budget-Acciardi
    

    Go for it .. you only live once.

    Don't loose time. DO IT NOW!
    
    After all ...  if you don't deserve it, who does ??
    
    

    go for it, it sounds like a great deal.
    the only bad part is that you can't boot from the CBM controller.
    
    20 Meg DMA, 3Meg Ram, 2 Floppy, lots more potential expansion...
    that could make for a very fun early Christmas.
    
    -dave

Ed,


GO FOR IT!!!   before Mo's fever goes down!!!!


-john

    I just heard that the upgrade deal has been extended until December
    31, so some of the urgency is gone.  Also, I can figure out how
    to pay for this thing.
    
    Several dislikes about the A2000:
    
    I think the keyboard is awful!  Nice layout, but the keys have no
    feedback, and the keyboard flexes.  I know keyboards are like shoes;
    they fit after a while.
    
    I also heard that there are some subtle timing differences in the
    keyboard control chip that has caused compatibility problems in
    some games.
                                       
    The placement of the mouse ports in the front of the machine makes
    it impossible to push the keyboard flush against the CPU.
    
    Other than that, it's a beautiful package.  I was considering a
    Hurricane 14.3 MHz CPU board, but hell, it's fast enough, and I
    believe the same Hurricane board is used on all three models.
    
    Thanks for the opinions.  Moe must like me, since no matter how
    I look at it, it seems like a great deal.
    
    Ed.
    
    

    re: .5
    
    the only software i've found so far that doesn't like the A2000
    keyboard timing are Psygnosis titles.  I guess they have a standard
    set of bad programming tricks they like to do.. (heard Barbarian
    also doesn't like the 68010).
    
    -dave