Conference hydra::amiga_v1

    Well, our second (third) one is here at work.  I'm waiting for #'s
    4&5 (2000's) to arrive.  WAIT let me explain.  I have a friend who
    uses them in his business.  He is planning on using Digi-view to
    digitize stuff for some project or another.  So he brought all his
    equipment down for me to use and figure out.  I said sure why not.
    
    Then, we picked up our 2'nd (third total) at a sale at a dealer.
    My fiance has it on her computer desk.  I've got mine on my computer
    desk, my friends is here at work running Mike's Wheat 220 emulator
    as a terminal.  Numbers 4 & 5 are supposed to be coming down soon.
    
    See when The Software Hut had the trade in deal, I talked my friend
    into trading his 1000 in for the 2000, and I did the same with mine.
    Unfortunately, they would only ship to one address, and he lives
    in southern wisconsin, (not too far from me in Chicagoland, but
    far enough) I still haven't gotten my 2000 yet.
    
    Sooner or later, I will have to return his two machines (a 1000
    and a 2000) and be left with three (two 1000's and a 2000).
    
    I brought it to work so I can easily copy stuff from and to the
    net instead of tying up the phone lines.  That and wheat is a wonderful
    terminal emulator.  I use AZComm to copy stuff from the Vax to the
    1000, and just carry the disk's home.
    			Rob
    

    Re:  Getting Kickstart.  Buy the Enhancer package for $29!  Includes
    Kickstart 1.3 and Workbench 1.3.

    re: what to do with 2 
    
    Multiprocessing.  Why limit your flashing fingers to just one Amiga?
    I use my A1000 for compiling, and the A2000 for testing.  That way
    I get "protected mode" multitasking without getting a MMU :-)
    
    It's also good for dedicating one to downloading while you test
    new pd toys on the other.
    
    there also those games that can use modems (use a null modem cable
    between the systems, I haven't tried that yet)
    
    another possibility is quadraphonic sound, you now have 4 separate
    channels to play with, assuming you have a stereo that can do it.
    
    -dave

    
    re. .4 - Thanks. I picked up the Enhancer package and the 1000 is
    up and running.
    
    re .5 - you mean I don't have to sit around twiddling my thumbs
            while I wait for a download.!! why didnt I think of that?
    
            Now that I think of it... might make sense to have 3.
    
    brien
    

Re: .6

>    re .5 - you mean I don't have to sit around twiddling my thumbs
>            while I wait for a download.!! why didnt I think of that?

While I do downloads, I compile C programs or play Shanghai or something.
I don't need two Amiga do do this.

    re: .7
    
    it's the "or something".  My favorite is forgetting to do a
    STACK 10000 before running SHAR to unpack something from usenet.
    SHAR is also picky about some of the unix shar commands.
    
    It Gurus instead of exiting with an error.  Not fun if you are
    in the middle of a large download.  Testing the new programs you've
    just downloaded is also not a good idea.  If all programs were
    bug free and well written, there wouldn't be any problem.  But
    just ask yourself, "do you feel lucky?" :-)
    
    So that limits you to running the bug free programs.  There is only
    one way to be sure, try it.
    
    -dave

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> SO... What do you do with a second Amiga ??????
Early in the morning?
You hook it up with an RS232 cable to the other one and teach your wife
    combat flying skills. I suppose their was no monitor supplied, doesnt
    matter use a TV.

> I already have an Amiga 500 - 1 meg mem ,two drives, BUT I was at a
>site the other day and they invited me to their employee sale
>( returned items etc.) 

> I was wandering around when I saw it sitting in the corner gathering
>dust.. It's probably my imagination but I swear it was calling me..
>It looked kinda funny.. not anything like my 500..just an old
>discontinued  AMIGA 1000. The price was 100 dollars, so I bought it
>and snuck out feeling a bit like a thief....seemed like a deal to me.
 Ergonomic, big, aesthetic, but definitely not funny looking.   

> There is one minor hitch... the kickstart diskette was missing.

>If anyone out there can help me get a copy of Kickstart I'd 
>appreciate it. 

> SO what can I do with this bargain?????

    Besides aeronautical gymnastics, I guess an A1000 at work to get
    all that PD S/W would be useful. Just watch the voltage on the cables.
    How your electronics? What about a 68000 coprocessor for your 68000
    (Dumb? Yes, I know) with 512K caching buffer, extra disk drive.
    See what they are currently selling for in the paper, get something
    for your A500.
    
> As I see it I have several options

> 1. Add MEM and disk and use it as a second system.. ( maybe in work)
>    Is it worth trying to expand a 1000?

> 2. Experiment with new chips 020 etc..

> 3. Re sell it to someone who can take advantage of the $1000 trade in
>    on a 2000.