CompuServe Thread

#Amiga 1200

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#74203From: Nick MurrayOct 22, 1992 12:33 PM
Hmmm, still IDE I see. I wonder if all the new Amiga's will have IDE instead of SCSI-2? Nick
#74206From: Denny Atkin [COMPUTE/AmiOct 22, 1992 1:58 PM
Nick, My impression (and this isn't official word or anything, but rather just the impression I get from Commodore) is that Commodore won't make the IDE mistake on a high-end Amiga again. An A500 replacement, as the 1200 is rumored to be, with IDE makes sense, though, as opposed to an A4000 with IDE. 🙂
#74314From: Nick MurrayOct 23, 1992 1:30 PM
"An A500 replacement, as the 1200 is rumored to be, with IDE makes sense, though, as opposed to an A4000 with IDE. :)" Yeah I guess that's true. Nick
#74236From: Wayne SteeleOct 22, 1992 7:56 PM
Nick: I _hope_ that Commodore doesn't move to IDE for the entire line! However, in a low end machine, like the A600, it makes a lot more sense than it does in an otherwise powerhouse machine like the A4000. Wayne Steele Saving $ with AutoPilot
#74755From: Mike ToddOct 26, 1992 6:50 PM
Commodore has stated publicly that future machines _will_ have SCSI-2 on board. It seems that the main reason for the IDE route was speed of implementation. Waiting for a fully-tested SCSI-2 would have delayed these first machines in the range. Mike (from the UK)