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#136759From: Robert SchaffnerMar 23, 1994 12:19 PM

Hello Amiga-fans There is a new Turboboard for the Amiga 4000/30. It is developed by the company Advanced Systems & Software in Germany. Performance is doubled. It is baced on a 68030 with 50 MHz. (the chip includes a MMU) The board is ready to be upgraded with a coprocessor. It replaces the normal processor-board. The price in germany is without coprocessor 595 DM (thats about 350 $) CIAO Robert Schaffner (flying on Autopilot and a 4000/030 at moment without turboboard)

#136857From: Jonathan HirschmanMar 24, 1994 2:43 PM

Robert, Sounds like a great system – now if only CBM was still selling '030 based 4000's. What ever happened to the "cost reduced" line, anyway? Jonathan

#136880From: Tony WilliamsMar 24, 1994 6:27 PM

Jonathan, '030 based A4000s are readily available where I am ( England ). Where are you ? Tony. Driving my deck on AutoPilot

#136921From: Jonathan HirschmanMar 24, 1994 11:43 PM

Tony, Albany, NY. Last we heard here in the states is that the '030 based model was kaput…is your '030 the same 4000 as always, or perhaps the "cost-reduced" wonder we've been hearing rumors about? Jonathan

#136963From: Tony WilliamsMar 25, 1994 1:50 PM

Jonathan, My '030 A4000 is the same as usual – over here in Britain we've never heard of a "cost-reduced" A4000. Is this a new rumour or an actual new-spec ( cut-down? ) A4000? Tony Driving my deck on AutoPilot

#136993From: Jonathan HirschmanMar 25, 1994 6:11 PM

Tony, All we've heard is about a new 4000 possibly coming; same features as before, but cheaper to build. Cheaper to the consumer? Don't know. I think some of this was mentioned in the Haynie/Jessup conference. I also think it was mentioned that the '030 version would not have a CPU card (open slot), while the '040 version would have the CPU card. Again, don't know…. Jonathan

#136959From: Robert SchaffnerMar 25, 1994 12:36 PM

I own a normal 4000/30. And there is no reason to produce only A-4000/40. In germany in the last term were over 7000 A- 4000/030 and only 3800 A-4000/40 sold. If C= produce a cost reduced A-4000, it will have also a processor slot. So you can expand the 4000 with the 4030 Turboboard. If C= only produce A-4000/40 the sales will decrease rapidly. CIAO Robert

#137069From: Chris LesterMar 26, 1994 8:00 AM

Looks like C= U.S. is running around with a smoking gun again… (and a smoking shoe to prove it…)

#137090From: Charles BlaquiereMar 26, 1994 10:54 AM

Smoking shoe — ROFL!!! Blaq!