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From: Dave Schaumann
Date: Thu, 03 May 1990 05:15

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I would like to ask two questions:

  First:  I was looking at the current Amiga World (nice job on the 3000 :),
and I saw in a GVP add for the "Impact A2000 SCSI + 8 controller".  What
confuses me is that it claims the SCSI controller has "full Overscan support".
I know SCSI is an I/O device controller (right?)  And I thought overscan was
a video display mode.  Why would one have anything to do with the other?

  Second: I have an A500, which I would like to expand (more memory and
a hard disk) as funds allow.  One thing I am considering is the Subsystem 500
made by Pacific Peripherals.  If anyone has any experience with this product,
I would appriciate any feedback (good or bad).

Thanx in advance.

(BTW, no use e-mailing after 5/11/90 - that's when this account goes away :( )

Dave Schaumann		| "Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords
dave@cs.arizona.edu	|  is no basis for a system of government!"
FidoNet: 1/300/4	| 		-M. Python

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From: dave@cs.arizona.edu (Dave Schaumann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Confused semi-novice beginner questions
Keywords: Harddisk, overscan, A500 expansion
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Date: 3 May 90 05:15:50 GMT
Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson
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