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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

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

1812.0. "Are there any 2052's left?" by CSC32::J_PARSONS (Like Lesser Birds on the 4 Winds...) Tue Oct 25 1988 10:12

    I have just traded in my 1000 for a 2000, and find myself desperately
    wanting more memory (The 1000 had 1.5 meg). It seems like every
    dealer that I know of sold out of their Commodore 2052 2 meg boards
    last week and won't be getting anymore since they've been discontinued.
    
    Does anyone know of a dealer anywhere who still has 2052's in stock?
    (Or other fully populated 1-2 meg boards in the $400-500 range).
    I'd greatly appreciate it if someone could find any of these boards
    and let me know where they are available.
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1812.1MTWAIN::MACDONALDWA1OMM 7.093/145.05/223.58 AX.25Tue Oct 25 1988 11:163
    You can get 2 Mbyte Micron boards at the Software Shop.
    
    Paul
1812.2CSC32::J_PARSONSLike Lesser Birds on the 4 Winds...Tue Oct 25 1988 11:4111
    re .1
    
    Thanks for the suggestion, please be aware that I'm in Colorado
    so you need to qualify any recommendation with a specific location.
    I've read this conference enough that I think the Software Shop
    is in Worcester, right? Do you know what their price is on the Micron
    board?
    
    With RAM prices so high, maybe I should just forget about the memory
    right now and spend a little extra for a hard drive. I'd appreciate
    any advice from those of you who have both.
1812.3He deliversCYCLPS::PETERSTue Oct 25 1988 12:245
    The Software Shop is also a mail order dealer. I don't remember
    the number but it is in the last Amiga World and many others places.
    That is why you can mention him even if you don't know the location.
    He even ships overseas. 
                    Jeff
1812.4my experienceSAUTER::SAUTERJohn SauterTue Oct 25 1988 13:197
    I have both a hard drive and the larger memory.  I started with
    only floppies, and added the hard disk when it arrived at the dealers,
    a few weeks later.  While waiting for the hard disk I used the machine
    only for learning---I didn't try to get any real work done in the
    absence of a hard disk.  I definitely recommend that you get one.
    (Of course, having both is best.)
        John Sauter
1812.5yesDNEAST::PFISTER_ROBI cant put *THAT* here.....Tue Oct 25 1988 14:216
    re: .0
    
    Commodore's 8Meg board with 2M installed is selling for under $700
    mail order, and would give you a nice upgrade path..
    
    Robb
1812.6WJG::GUINEAUSomewhere else in timeTue Oct 25 1988 14:4410

I just called Supra about thier 2Meg board which fits in the interface to the
SupraDrive:  2Meg is the only config available at $799.00

OUCH!

Maybe we should threaten to bomb Japan again?

John
1812.7Try...FSDEV1::JBERNARDTue Oct 25 1988 23:5515
    Give Creative Computers a call (800) 872-8882.  I bought a  2052
    there just recently for $449.  Moe at the Software shop is getting
    quite high at $595.  Mail order, 2nd day air will cost about $8-$12.
    I always go UPS COD so I don't get caught in the "backorder" loop.
    
    I'd stay away from the Micron boards for the Amiga.  I talked to
    the factory directly and they said "they are getting out of the
    Amiga memory business".
    
    I have both a 2052 and the 2meg Micron.  Both work fine.  The micron
    comes with diagnostics, the A2052 does not.
    
    John
                                                                      
    
1812.8COORS::J_PARSONSLike Lesser Birds on the 4 Winds...Wed Oct 26 1988 01:149
    re: all
    
    Thanks for all the suggestions. After a frantic search and a lot
    of phone calls to both local dealers and everyone I could find with
    ads in AmigaWorld and Amazing, I finally ordered a 2052 from the
    Software Hut in Philadelphia for $469, plus $15 for next day UPS
    delivery. I got some truly amazing price quotes in my search for
    a memory board, the best was probably the $1299 I was quoted for
    a Microbotics 8-up with 2 meg installed.
1812.9Think seriously about hard disks.STC::HEFFELFINGERGive my body to science fiction.Wed Oct 26 1988 01:169
1812.10CSC32::J_PARSONSLike Lesser Birds on the 4 Winds...Wed Oct 26 1988 10:4910
    re .9
    
    Probably the only reason in the final analysis that I went for the
    memory over a hard drive right now is that there aren't any controllers
    that will autoboot yet. Everyone says they will have this RSN but
    none of them can do it now. Had this not been the case I'd probably
    have picked up a 50 or 65 meg hard drive. 
    
    Hopefully by early next year (tax refund time) the autoboot controllers
    will be widely available.
1812.11Micron == ASDGTLE::RMEYERSRandy MeyersWed Oct 26 1988 18:2319
Re: .7

>    I'd stay away from the Micron boards for the Amiga.  I talked to
>    the factory directly and they said "they are getting out of the
>    Amiga memory business".

I don't know if I'd avoid the Micron board.  It's the ASDG memory board
licensed to Micron.  ASDG is probably the premier memory board designer
for the Amiga.  Memory boards usually work from day one, or they don't.
If you had a problem down the road, ASDG would always be able to repair
it, even if Micron went belly-up :-).

Is Micron getting completely out of the Amiga memory business?  The
original story was they were getting out of the Amiga 1000 and 500
memory business (in other words, they were discontinuing their line
of slap on the side adapter boxes that allowed their Amiga 2000
boards to be used with those slot-less machines).   I have heard
the rumor that they considering dropping the memory board itself
as well, so I don't know what the story is.
1812.12Micron Boards on sale as surplusNSSG::SULLIVANSteven E. SullivanWed Oct 26 1988 19:1314