Conference hydra::amiga_v1

    That's easy.  Just take a look at Steve Peter's system. :^) :^) :^)
    
    -Steve

    re .-1 Perhaps someone who is familiar with Steve's system could
    enlighten the rest of us.

    
    Here's a pretty nice setup...
    
    A2500/30 25 MHz 68030/68881
    4 MB 32 bit ram
    1 MB 16 bit chip ram
    MicroBotics Hardframe SCSI DMA controller
    Quantum 105 MB 3 1/2" hard drive
    Microway Flickerfixer
    Zenith 14" FTM monitor
    Commodore 2286 AT BridgeBoard
    A-Max Macintosh emulator
    GFXBase X-Windows/Ethernet package
    
    Ed.
    

Don't forget an optical mouse, tape drive backup system, a 
postscript COLOR printer and a plotter, Fostex 6301 Personal 
Monitor speakers, Digiview Gold AND a hi-res FrameGrabber.

Throw in a stereo sampler and voice recognition software.  Hang a 
bunch of stuff off the midi port....and while you're at it a 
Kurta tablet and maybe Mediaphile Hardware/Software and a lot of 
video gear.

Randy

    Tape drive? Nahhhhh.
    
    
    Let's add a Bernouli box (for backups), ethernet card, 8 serial
    ports, Optical disk, 
    SuperGEN (or Neriki), Super VHS deck with IR controllers, 9600 baud
    modem, ECS, Wb and KS V1.4, and the polaroid system.
    
    Software: UNIX, DECnet, Xwindows, TPU, and NOTES :-)

    
	re .1,.2

	It is difficult to create the "Best" Amiga without knowing what
it is going to be used for. Some options exclude the use of other options.
Anyway, let's see ...


  My system		Better			comment

  Amiga 2000		Amiga 2000		Basic system
  2nd internal floppy	2nd internal floppy	even more floppies ?

  GVP 68030 25 mhz	GVP 68030 33 mhz	somebody has 40mhz ?
   4 MB  32 bit RAM	 8 MB 32 bit RAM	32 bit, 0 wait, burst mode

  80 MB Quantum HD	80 MB Quantum HD	controller built into GVP 030
		   or ?? Quantum, MB hardframe  bigger disk, DMA controller

  GVP SCSI controller	2nd hardframe or	removable HD, very good for
  syquest 44 MB HD	put on same as system	long animations
  removable

  65 MB Quantum HD on				extra disk for system when
  GVP controller				disable 68030

  TZK50, CMI scsi	GVP controller		tape backup, any other
  ( custom )		150 MB QIC tape		vendor ?

  CMI also has 2	ASDG has better serial	may not be needed ?
  serial ports		

  Summa graphics	Summa graphics tablet	both pen and optional puck.
  tablet from RDL

			Amistar ethernet	may not be needed ?


  AT bridge card	AT bridge card		Depends on what you need
			hard disk for MSDOS
				or		
			transputor ( max config )
			with graphics board


  mimetics framebuffer				transputor graphics board
  24 bit per pixel display	same		is just as good, maybe better ?
  and digitizer.

  flicker fixer		flicker fixer		both use the video slot
				or
			Super Gen 2000s
			internal genlock

  Seiko multisync	Diamon Scan		Best multi sync monitor ??

			Tower case		I've seen ads for one
    
    
    
    
    		Steve Peters
    		The system is still growing
    
    P.S. the table is only 5 ft long.
    
    
    
    

Jeeze Steve.  Looks like you got lots of good stuff :-)

Add a 19 inch color monitor to the lists - one that handles all 4096 colors,
better yet all xx million from the mimetics 24 bit board... 


John

    You forgot Space Invaders.
    
    -Rog
    

    While dreaming, don't forget the limit on the number of usable Amiga
    slots.  I assume one would want to position the BridgeBoard such that
    the number of Amiga slots is maximized and take advantage of the GVP
    A3001 68030 board's 32-bit disk controller and expansion memory to keep
    Amiga slots free for such things as Ethernet and communications lines.

    Do you really want CGA or monochrome for the pc side of the AT
    bridgeboard?  If not, then toss in a VGA and nice Color Monitor
    for it (or a switch box if you're cheap).  And of course you'll
    want to get the stereo card for those pc games that support it.
    And a serial card for connecting the amiga flight simulator games
    to the pc versions.  And you need lots more harddisks for both
    sides :-)  you can never have too many of those... after all, what
    do you do when your main harddrive dies?
    
    -Dave 

 As long as we're going for the max...
    
     I was just reading about the 68040 processor. 

			 21 mips/3.5 Mflops

 Who'll be the first?   

    
     >    I was just reading about the 68040 processor.
    
     >                        21 mips/3.5 Mflops
    
     > Who'll be the first?
    
    Oddly enough, CBM may be among the first to ship 68040 systems.  My
    latest issue of EETimes has a two page ad announcing the Moto '040. 
    Under the huge banner 'Guess who's just turned '40' was a list that
    included the likes of HP, Apollo, UniSYS, and Commodore.  Apple was not
    listed.
    
    Also shaow was a bar chart showing the relative performance of the '040
    compared to the Intel '486 and the Sparc RISC chip.  The '040 looks
    like a winner.
    
    Ed.

How about adding a DEC VRE01 19" EL Flat Panel Monitor?

And a LK250-C Keyboard (the new one that works with IBM AT 
computers)?

That would look pretty cool.

Randy

How about adding a DEC VRE01 19" EL Flat Panel Monitor?
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huh!?! Could you elaborate on this a bit (like what is it?)

john

    Re .15
    
    If its the one I think it is, then its a 19" monitor that is a couple
    of inches thick.
    
    You can stand it upright on its base; Prop it against a wall; or
    hang it on a wall or divider.
    
    Angus

I knew I'd get someone's attention...

It is the flat screen version of the new VT1000 X Windows 
Terminal.  There is complete coverage of it in the Feb 5 issue of 
Sales Update.  The terminal goes on sale next month.

This product has not been announced externally yet.

"The VRE01 is pluc compatible with VR260//VR262 monitors and has 
a resolution of 1024x864 (75dpi) and a vertical refresh of 60hz.  
It occupies less than one sixth the volumetric space of the 
vr260/vr262.

Price:  Around $13,000.

Dimensions:  15.5"x13.5"x2.75" HxWxD

It is an amber, monochrome screen with a viewing angle of 160 
degrees.

Randy

So is this one huge LCD?

John

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>So is this one huge LCD?

>John


According to sales update it is "AC Thin Film 
Electroluminescent"

Randy