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In article Michael Chappell <mchappell@argonet.co.uk> wrote:

> ... I'm thinking of upgrading my A5000 from 4mb to 8mb. 
> I seen prices of around �200 for this upgrade and most adverts say that I
> would have to send the A5000 off to them as it involves changing something
> on the motherboard.
...

Simtec 139 (+VAT?) at BETT yesterday. Will fit all known types of 4MB
upgrades. Plugs into MEMC socket on 33MHz A5000. 25MHz models need the
soldered in MEMC replaced with a socket to take the upgrade.

...
> Also, the nearest company I have seen is IFEL who I think are in Plymouth.
> Are there any companies nearer to me in Essex that do this upgrade?
...

Try AJS. They will not do the upgrade themselves (AFAIK) but will do an
exchange board if they have an 8MB A5000 in stock.
  
> Any help on these questions or whether it would be false economy to
> upgrade and that I should wait until I *can* afford a RiscPC would be 
> greatly appreciated.

This is difficult to answer. I decided to go for a second hand RPC 600
rather than upgrade an A5000 with a larger HD and a CDROM drive and possibly
more memory although memory was only occassionally a problem for me. The
CDROM was going to be cheaper for the RPC particularly with OS3.6 on, but
the deciding factor was the appearance of the StrongARM. I use Fireworkz 
which runs very slowly and really demands a faster processor. For me it was
a spur of the moment decision to reserve an SA under the clan offer. I know,
must people buy the computer first ... I did but only just!

Having said all that I never really exhausted the capabilities of the A5000
and I was able to pass it to my son so we still get good use from it. 
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