A500 Expansion Options
28-Sep-90 21:45:53
Sb: #1953-A500 Expansion Options
Fm: David Art 72017,1130
To: Stephen Marano 72415,1507
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To answer your second question, yes, it is advisable to get an extra
capacity power supply. I wish that I could recommend one for you, but,
I've yet to see one that I can recommend. I'm looking forward to seeing
the new AE replacement A500 power supply.
One thing that I can strongly suggest to you is to evaluate getting an
A2000 or A3000 series at this time. Although an excellent entry level
value, the A500 loses its cost effectiveness very quickly as one starts to
expand it. Sometimes, one also has to make performance compromises as
well. For example, there are several other boards available to add memory
to the A500 that replace the A501 in its slot. These expansions do add
memory, but, unlike the EXP-8000+, the memory shares address and data lines
with CHIP ram. The additional ram does not give the speed advantage of
FAST ram that is isolated from the CHIP ram bus. The EXP-8000+, as
mentioned, has its own set of problems.
Hope this helps, and feel free to ask for additional information. 8)
David