#A2500 questions
I recently provided services for a company in exchange for a new Amiga.
They wanted to surprise me and sent me the computer they had purchased
directly from Comodore. The setup is as follows:
Amiga 2500
68020 accelerator card
3 megs RAM – 1 meg chip and 2 megs 32 bit RAM on the accelerator
40 Meg hard drive
flicker fixer
Magnavox VGA monitor
Not being too knowledgeable about the extra hardware, having upgraded
from an A500, I read up on it and now have some questions.
1) How does the 68020 compare to the 68030? The 68020 also has the 68881
floating point math chip and the 68551 MMU.
2) The 68020 will allow another 2 megs of 32 bit RAM, for a total of 4. If
I ever wanted to go beyond that, would that mean I would have to buy a 4
Meg memory board and add to that? Where would this board go and what would
be the major difference between that RAM and the RAM connected to the
accelerator?
3) I looked inside the computer and believe there is a A2090A Hard disk
controller connected to a Rodime 40 Meg hard drive. The hard drive is
connected to the 2nd 3 1/2" drive bay. I thought the A2090A was replaced by
the A2091. Since the computer is brand new from Commodore, shouldn't they
have sent the A2091? Also, I wanted a second internal floppy that the
company is now getting me. If I get the A2091, is the hard drive attached
to the card. If I don't get the A2091 can I mount the hard drive in a 5
1/4" chassis and put it in the 5 1/4" drive bay, thereby freeing up the
second 3 1/2" bay for my second floppy drive? I also thought I would be
getting a Quantum hard disk drive. Has anyone heard of Rodime?
4) The company is sending me a Magnavox VGA monitor for use with the
flicker fixer. I don't have the model number, but are the cables from these
monitors usually compatible with the flicker fixer port. If not, where can
I purchase the correct cable or does one have to be made?
A turnkey system like this is great, but the documentation for it is
rather sparse. Any help answering all these questions would be appreciated.
Thank you. Dom Fontana