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#A500 problems

    11-Dec-94 23:52:57
Sb: #A500 problems
Fm: Mario E. Aguilar 74603,3245
To: Eric Chartrand 75604,1416
Eric, I can't help you because I just bought an A500 from a co-worker. But I thought I would tag my questions on to youra and see if anyone out there can help us both out. The A500 I bought came with the original 1.2 ROMS, and OS. My questions are: 1. How does one find out which rev. a motherboard is? 2. Can an early A500 be brought up to date (2.1 or 3.1 OS) if it has an early motherboard revision? 3. Currently the A500 can only show 32 colors on screen, it does not appear to have HAM mode!! (talk about ancient hardware!). Will I need to upgrade the Paula, Denise and Agnise chips when (and if) I upgrade the OS ROMS? Good luck with your situation. I know that there is alot of life left in these old Amigas! (At least until I can afford to buy, and they start to produce again the A1200 or A4000) !Que Viva la Amiga! Digital Universe at the touch of our fingertips