On 16 July 2016 at 19:16, Christian Corti <c...@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de> wrote: > The A2000 did *not* have a built-in hard disk, that was the A3000. The A2000 > was just an "updated" A1000 in a large desktop case with Zorro slots... > completely braindead.
Again with the "braindead" jibes. You have not clarified or explained what your objection to the machine was. It seems that there were about 5 models... A1500 -- A2000, no hard disk but dual floppies. A sensible affordable model for 1987 or so. A2000 -- an expandable A1000 with slots and provision for an on-board hard disk. A2000HD -- an A2000 with a hard disk preinstalled. A2500 -- an A2000 with a CBM processor upgrade preinstalled, either a 68020 or a 68030. If you are arguing that the A2000 should have been launched with a 68020 on the motherboard, rather than a 68000, well, yes, that would have been great -- but also very expensive, and the Amiga was a low-cost machine in a very price-sensitive market. A 68020 in 1987 might have been just too much, too expensive. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884 (UK) • +420 702 829 053 (ČR)
