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#A2000 accessories

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#97867From: Tom EshelmanDec 11, 1987 3:26 PM

Does anyone know of an outlet that actually has a 2 meg ram board IN STOCK for the 2000? And for that matter, how about internal floppy drives? I am having one heckuva time making do with what comes with. ASDG does advertise both a 2 meg and an 8 populated with 2, but I am under the impression they are for the 1000 external chassis they manufacture. I have one item on order for several weeks with a local dealer, and a check with Abel reveals: "What Commodore-Amiga 2 meg board?" Tom Eshelman 73717,3446

#97883From: Don Curtis/SYSOPDec 11, 1987 5:32 PM

Tom, Abel obviously doesn't know what they are talking about, my dealer has had quite a few 2 Meg C=A cards, and sold them all. Micron sells ASDG's card under Micron's name and it appears to be a better board. The information I got was the C=A board draws 3 amps and runs -hot- due to lots of refreshes while the ASDG (Micron_ board) only draws 1.6amps and runs cool. Don

#98163From: Tom EshelmanDec 13, 1987 2:33 PM

Don: Thanks. Now I at least know what to look for. Tom.

#98286From: Marlene ZenkerDec 14, 1987 1:47 PM

Don, ASDG's 8-meg board uses less amps then CBM's 2-meg board – I think it uses 2 amps (perry will correct this if I'm wrong). Marlene

#97889From: Steve AhlstromDec 11, 1987 5:55 PM

Here in Denver, both the CBM 2 meg board and Micron's 2 meg board are readily available. Both have the same suggested retail price. The Micron board (designed licensed from ASDG) is by far the better board. It is a 4 layer board and only draws 1.1 amps compared to CBM's 2 layer/3 amp variety.

#98165From: Tom EshelmanDec 13, 1987 2:35 PM

Steve: Thanks. I'm glad I asked. Tom.

#97921From: John DraperDec 11, 1987 8:08 PM

Tom, ASDGs 2 meg and 8 meg boards are Zorro II boards (for the A2000), and they sell a small sdapter to allow you to add one to the 1000. Micron tech also sells a 2 meg board (designed by ASDG), with or without the adapter for a 1000. Regards, Larry.

#98167From: Tom EshelmanDec 13, 1987 2:51 PM

Larry: Thanks. Between you sysops, I think I know pretty well what I'd better do. By the way, the assembly is coming along pretty well. The thing that fascinates most is the small size of the object code when doing some of the simpler examples and comparing them to the equivalent C code. While I own both Lattice and Manx C compilers, I worked entirely with Manx because the output is half the size of Lattice. So far, the assembly code seems about one tenth that of Manx. Perhaps, when I advance beyond the stage of opening screens and windows, this difference will disappear. For now, however, it seems incredible. Tom.