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#1200/030/50 and more!

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#186529From: Paul IdolFeb 24, 1995 5:42 PM
The following hardware items are for sale. All are in working order. Shipping extra. Reasonable offers entertained. 8megs of ZIPs for Amiga 3000s $ 160/4megs ($20/ZIP) 40meg hard drive $ 30 Accelerated Amiga OS3.0 1200* $1300 1 internal floppy drive 1 external California Access floppy drive 1 C= supplied mouse 1 23-15 video adaptor (not part of a stock system) 1 85meg internal IDE hard drive 1 CSA 12Gauge accelerator board with 50MHz 030, 50MHz 68882, SCSI controller and external SCSI port, 32bit industry standard SIMM socket accepting up to 32mb of FAST RAM, socket for ArcNet controller from CSA 1 A12-O'Clock battery backed up clock DPaint AGA Brilliance 2.0 FinalCopy II (disks and registration, but can't find the manual) LOADS of fonts Heaps of pre-installed useful pd/shareware software like VLT and DiskSalv2 AlfaData 1bit handheld scanner $ 65 with software, manuals, and page-guide *Two notes about the 1200: (1) There is no fast RAM in the system. I had a 4×32 60ns SIMM in it, but I just bought a WarpEngine 3040 for my 3000, and I will be using that SIMM in it. But since the 12Gauge uses industry standard 72pin SIMMs, you should have no problem shopping around for a good price, and RAM is cheap. Furthermore, this machine's RAM is FAR faster than that of a 4000. The machine actually beats a stock 4000 on some tests. (2) At my dealer's and CSA's recommendation, I put a few ventilation holes in the trapdoor of the 1200. The 12Gauge runs hot! I never had a problem, but it was getting quite hot, so everyone agreed that I should either leave the trapdoor off, which I didn't want to do, or put some holes in it, which suited me fine. I'm not exactly happy to be selling this machine. It's a nice one, and I'll have no AGA machine afterwards, but as I've been sinking more and more money into my 3000 to do sound editing and eventually get an Emplant, I really need the money. Mr. Zombie – now 76375,1776
#186566From: james layFeb 25, 1995 2:38 AM
Paul, If you are splitting up the works, I need the 23-15 adaptor. Shoot me a price on the Brillance also. -Jim-
#186601From: Bob OramFeb 25, 1995 2:15 PM
I'd sure be interested in 4 megs….any left? The Bobster….going Amiga 'til the hard drive dies.
#186611From: Paul IdolFeb 25, 1995 3:09 PM
Bob- I'll know for sure on Monday, but I'd say chances are you've got yourself a deal for 4megs of ZIPs. Mr. Zombie – now 76375,1776
#186706From: Bob OramFeb 26, 1995 4:52 PM
Paul, That would be great! I've been looking to expand my stock A3000 16mgz machine for some time (only have 1meg fast and 1 meg chip). These ZIP's are compatable, right? Let me know as soon as you can and I'll scrape together the moola. The Bobster….going Amiga 'til the hard drive dies.
#186710From: Paul IdolFeb 26, 1995 5:39 PM
Bob- What you'll be able to do is to move the 1meg of Fast RAM that you have now, which are DIPs, over into the empty bank of DIP sockets for Chip RAM, and then put the ZIPs into the bank of ZIP sockets, so that you'll have 2megs Chip and 4megs Fast. Cool, huh? I'm having a WarpEngine installed in my 3000 tomorrow, and what I plan to do is to move the SIMM from my 1200 onto the WarpEngine, so as long as that goes OK, you've got a deal. $160 plus shipping, which should be insubstantial. Mr. Zombie – now 76375,1776
#186808From: Bob OramFeb 27, 1995 7:06 PM
Paul, Cool indeed !!! No more "not enough memory" gurus. Let me know how it goes with the Warpengine and we"ll set the wheels in motion. I have all the manuals but I.ve never cracked the hood on this baby…may need your expertese when it comes time to operate. The Bobster….going Amiga 'til the hard drive dies.
#186826From: Paul IdolFeb 27, 1995 8:34 PM
Bob- We're in business. The WarpEngine has been successfully installed, though not without a few little glitches – some of them due to screwups in the manual that I'll summarize here after I talk to MacroSystems on Wednesday – so I've got the ZIPs in little shipping containers all ready to go. Mr. Zombie – now 76375,1776 – now on a WarpEngine 3040!
#186930From: Bob OramFeb 28, 1995 8:13 PM
Paul, Sounds good. Let me know how you want to work this, ie. personal check or money order? Get me the total including shipping and your address and I'll mail as soon as possible. save this message as here is my address….. Bob Oram 10711 19th Ave. N.E. Seattle, Wash. 98125 The Bobster….going Amiga 'til the hard drive dies.
#186934From: Paul IdolFeb 28, 1995 9:18 PM
Bob- Sadly, our deal is at least briefly on hold. I hope to have this ironed out promptly, but I want to be frank. The WarpEngine is currently removed from my machine, and may never return. I'll be talking to MacroSystems tomorrow, and hopefully the problem will be fixed and I'll be able to sell you the ZIPs. Mr. Zombie – now 76375,1776 – no longer Warped