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#A3000

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#53578From: Roland ChiaMar 27, 1992 12:30 AM
Can someone tell me what is the current price for a used A3000? A guy is trying to sell his Amiga A3000 with the following configurations for $2000: 6 Meg Ram 50 Meg HD 25 Mhz Co-pro. 1080 Monitor DCTV AmigaDos 2.0 Softwares, such as Imagine, etc. Is this a good deal? I've never own an Amiga before, so what should I look for in the A3000? Any help appreciated?
#53602From: SPC Superbase Tech SuppMar 27, 1992 10:47 AM
That sounds like a very good deal to me. It sounds like a 25MHz machine, which right now are going brand new for about $2500. The DCTV retails for $399.95. The monitor is a little old, but will do just fine. And if he has other large powerful packages like Imagine, then you'll have a lot of applications to learn and use. Sounds great to me. If you don't buy it, tell me. I will. 🙂
#53618From: Steve AhlstromMar 27, 1992 1:16 PM
Darin, The monitor won't "do just fine" unless you want to be stuck with 640×200 and not have the use of the display enhancer. -sja
#53619From: SPC Superbase Tech SuppMar 27, 1992 2:04 PM
Won't a 1080 display 640×400 (I know it will be interlaced, and will flicker), and overscan modes?
#53624From: Steve AhlstromMar 27, 1992 4:22 PM
If you go thru the RGB port, yes — but why have a 3000 and use a 1080? That's rather like having a Porche and putting K-Mart special tires on it.
#53942From: SPC Superbase Tech SuppMar 30, 1992 11:04 AM
Steve, He asked if the system was a good deal. I think it is. I told him so. If I had a 3000 and the money, I would buy a nice, big screen multisync. Doesn't K-Mart sell multisyncs? 🙂 Darin, SPC Superbase Technical Support
#53944From: Steve AhlstromMar 30, 1992 11:11 AM
My message was prompted by your "the monitor … will do just fine". I do not believe the 1080 will do "just fine" on a 3000 — for me, it would reduce the system to less than usable.
#53622From: cjMar 27, 1992 2:18 PM
darin, are you guys the same folks that do the stuff for ms-dos etc.? if so, aare suberbase files compatible across multi-platforms? I want to inintegrate some amigas into my banyan msdos/mac lan. that would be useful to know. charlie mccready (hughes aircraft)
#53623From: SPC Superbase Tech SuppMar 27, 1992 2:29 PM
CJ, Yes, SPC purchased Precision, Inc., the makers of Superbase, in September of 1991. They sold all rights to the Amiga/Atari ST/Commodore 64/128 products to Oxxi, Inc., who currently update and support the product. Superbase 4 for Windows is updated and supported by SPC. Precision never had a network version of Superbase Pro 4, but Oxxi may be working on one, I don't know. You can contact them at (310)427-1227.
#53674From: Don Curtis/SYSOPMar 28, 1992 1:10 AM
Depends on which model of the 3000 it is. If it's the 16 Mhz model, I wouldn't pay that amount. If it's the 25 Mhz model…that'd be a good price.