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Toaster on 4000?

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#24925From: Scott HarrisDec 25, 1992 10:51 PM

I saw mentioned here that someone has something that lets you use a Toaster with a 3000… Can anyone tell me what it is, what it costs, and whether there is a way to use the Toaster on a 4000? Thanks. ===Scott

#24948From: Marlene Zenker/SYSOPDec 26, 1992 3:14 PM

There are two products that that let you add a Toaster to the 3000. One is the Toaster Cozzy….and I forget the name of the other… The Toaster doesn't work with the 4000. Steve

#24960From: Julio Angel CruzDec 26, 1992 6:58 PM

Talking about the Toaster Cozzy, Is there anything developed for the second "video slot" in the Cozzy? Is it a second Amiga video slot or a custom one?

#24962From: Marlene Zenker/SYSOPDec 26, 1992 7:23 PM

Sorry…I'm not familiar with the particulars of the Cozzy. I believe there is a product announcement in the libraries that might have more information. Steve

#24964From: Scott HarrisDec 26, 1992 9:34 PM

Is it likely that there will be a way to put a toaster in a 4000? Has anyone annouced any intention of such an adaptation? ===Scott

#24976From: Marlene Zenker/SYSOPDec 27, 1992 9:41 AM

I don't know. No one has announced anything about adapting a Toaster to the 4000. Since the Toaster depends on the ECS chips, I think NewTek will have to figure something out. Steve

#24977From: Scott HarrisDec 27, 1992 10:36 AM

>Since the Toaster depends on the ECS chips… I'm a little confused. I thought the Toaster required the original Amiga graphics chipset, and that ECS (e=enhanced?) was what the 3000 had which originally didn't work (but apparently someone figured a way around that). And I thought that the 4000 could emulate the older chips, so that things that required them could still work (which is why I had hoped that there might be a way to use a Toaster in the 4000, either "officially" or with something like one of the 3000-style adaptations, depending on what it needed). Where am I wrong? ===Scott

#24990From: Marlene Zenker/SYSOPDec 27, 1992 8:32 PM

Whoops…. I meant it will work with all the chipsets before the 4000. The problem with the 3000 was corrected with a software update from NewTek. I don't know the specifics, but I know people have tried the Toaster in the 4000, and it just doesn't work. I presume that it's because of the AGA chipset, since it's been said many times that the Toaster is closely tied to the chips. Steve

#25077From: Denny Atkin [COMPUTE/AmiDec 30, 1992 12:42 PM

Steve, Apparently the Toaster Cozzy guys have said that NewTek has a software fix in testing that will let you use the Toaster with the Cozzy and an A4000.

#25079From: Marlene Zenker/SYSOPDec 30, 1992 4:57 PM

Hey! That's really great news! Hope it's true… Steve

#25238From: Jonathan SchmidtJan 4, 1993 8:11 AM

Steve, I've heard the same thing. The software upgrade is due out sometime this month… / /_ /_/onathan __/chmidt – On AutoPilot from CompuServe Land

#25117From: Vance SchowalterDec 31, 1992 1:11 PM

If it's true, it would have been a smart move on NewTek's part, to make it A4000 compatible via the Cozzy. Vance

#25087From: Peter GreciDec 30, 1992 6:06 PM

There's 2 products that let you use a Toaster with a A3000.The Taster Cozzy(about $700) and the Toaster Oven(about $425 but requires more work since you transplant yer Motherboard etc into the new Toaster Oven Case with larger PS and more Drive Bays)