| Title: | AMIGA NOTES |
| Notice: | Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2 |
| Moderator: | HYDRA::MOORE |
| Created: | Sat Apr 26 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Feb 05 1992 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5378 |
| Total number of notes: | 38326 |
Boston Computer Society General Meeting March 25: Commodore presents the Amiga 500 and Amiga 2000 Get your first look at Commodore's next generation of personal computers at the BCS's March 25 General Meeting. Commodore president Tom Rattigan and the company's chief designers demonstrate two exciting new products: the Amiga 500 and the Amiga 2000. Intended for home users, the Amiga 500 includes all the features of the current Amiga, plus expanded memory and more, and will sell for under $650. The Amiga 2000 is a major new business computer featuring optional full IBM compatibility, expansion slots, optional hard disks, dazzling graphics, and up to 9 megabytes of memory. It will sell for under $1500. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, at New England Life Hall, 225 Clarendon Street, Boston.
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| 355.1 | BCS Amiga Activities in March | NAC::PLOUFF | Thu Feb 26 1987 21:03 | 41 | |
from Boston Computer Society March calendar:
Tuesday, March 17, 1987
Amiga
"New machines from Commodore." Come see prototypes or early production
models of Commodore's latest. 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, Department of
Transportation, 55 Broadway, Cambridge (Kendall Square on the Red Line).
For information contact Andy Nanopolous, 89 Mass Ave., Boston 02115, at
245-9456.
[Parking behind DoT building.]
BCS General Meeting
March 25: Commodore presents the Amiga 500 and Amiga 2000
Get your first look at Commodore's next generation of personal computers
at the BCS's March 25 General Meeting. Commodore president Tom Rattigan
and the company's chief designers demonstrate two exciting new products:
the Amiga 500 and the Amiga 2000. Intended for home users, the Amiga
500 includes all the features of the current Amiga, plus expanded memory
and more, and will sell for under $650. The Amiga 2000 is a major new
business computer featuring optional full IBM compatibility, expansion
slots, optional hard disks, dazzling graphics, and up to 9 megabytes of
memory. It will sell for under $1500. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m.
on Wednesday, March 25, at New England Life Hall, 225 Clarendon Street,
Boston.
[In New England Life Insurance Bldg., corner Clarendon and Boylston St.,
about halfway between Public Garden and Copley Plaza. Parking usually
horrible in this area.]
And...
...watch your mail for notice of a very special presentation by Apple
Computer.
[Updates when there's more information...]
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| 355.3 | This ones off-broadway | ANYWAY::FONSECA | I heard it through the Grapevine... | Tue Mar 17 1987 13:17 | 4 |
Although they will be displaying the new machines tonight (or maybe just the 2000... I forget) the official introduction with all of the hoopla will be on the 25th at the BCS general meeting. | |||||
| 355.4 | BAGELS::BRANNON | Dave Brannon | Thu Mar 19 1987 21:13 | 7 | |
Was the A500 demoed at the Amiga BCS meeting? Any
news/impressions/comments about the A2000?
missed the meeting, very curious to know what happened.
-dave
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