🚀 go-pugleaf

Hi everyone,

I have a friend here who really wants to dump his 386 33Mhz PC with SVGA
120Mb and all that for an Archimedes. Yippee!

However, money is the usual problem. We can see two possible avenues,
for which I need all your advices.

1.- A 3020.

    Adv:  HD floppie, Risc Os 3 etc etc
          Can drive a SVGA monitor

    Dis:  Will he ever be able to put an ARM3 in it

2.- A severely upgraded 310
    (ARM3, SVGA job, IDE HD etc)

    Adv:  ARM3, Nice box, 4Mb Ram,

    Dis:  It's old. Low density floppies.

Questions:

    What are your oppinions?

    Can you fit IDE or SCSI harddiscs in a 310 without a backplane?

    Any luck with VGA monitors on a 310 with or without the watford
    SVGA thingy.

    How can I tell if this 310 will need a carrier board for RO3 
    ( it's about 3 years old)

    I would also appreciate advice about which companies are quickest 
    and most efficient at mailordering Drives, Arm3, Memory etc
    (I believe IFEL are good for Mem)

    All other suggestions greatly appreciated.


Total cost no more than about $2500 or 1000 pounds.

      Thank you all,


             John Davey   (and my mate Rob)