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#Do I have ECS?

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#55017From: John A. OlsonApr 16, 1992 4:19 AM
Hi, I just purchased a 2000 and am curious about what's under the hood. The box says it's Version 2.04. It also says it's "Amiga Release 2 + ECS." Does the latter mean it is equipped with the "Super Denise" chip mentioned in the Amiga press – the "8373 ECS Super Denise?" From my limited reading I thought the Super Denise only came with the 3000. Is CBM putting the ECS chip in units with Workbench 2.0? (Pardon any errors above – I'm an MS-DOS convert just learning the wonders of Amiga. Don't have the Amiga terminology down yet. But, what a machine!) Thanks, John
#55027From: SPC Superbase Tech SuppApr 16, 1992 10:26 AM
John, If you bought the machine new, and it had those stickers on it, then it has the chips in it. To be sure, look in the library here in AmigaUser and do a "bro key:ECS lib:all". THere should be some program that will tell you what chips you have. You can download SysInfo in Lib 15 (I think). Just bro in lib 15, I think SysInfo has a new version which was recently uploaded. Darin, SPC Superbase Technical Support
#55159From: Paul McCarthyApr 17, 1992 11:00 PM
John, If you look in your tools drawer there should be a program called ShowConfig that will give some info on what chips are in your machine. Give it a try.
#55084From: Don Curtis/SYSOPApr 16, 1992 11:37 PM
John, The simplest way to check is to go into preferences and see if you've got a 1280 x 400 screen mode available. I strongly suspect you will. ECS Denise can be used in any of the current Amiga models. Don