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A3000 hardware
« on: November 10, 2003, 09:29:58 AM »
I have an A3000 that I"m looking to update. Currently it has 2.04 and whatever roms came with it. 2meg chip 11 fast. I'd like to add a  cdrom, network card and maybe a video card.  Possably some more memery depending on cost.
I've also considered buying the 1200 tower as it may be less expensive to upgrade. I'm looking for bang for the buck stuff.
Any specifics (as in what model and namebrand of network card ) I would get would be great as I'm not very familiar with what's out there.

Thanks in advance for any infos.
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Re: A3000 hardware
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2003, 07:33:15 PM »
Thanks for all the info. I  have looked at getting the tower pci setup for the A3000, but, it seems that I could get the A1200 tower for a whole lot cheaper. I'm sure there must be some drawbacks that I'm not aware of.
I don't have an Amiga monitor anymore so I may have to stick with the A3000.
I  was looking at the place that was listed for the roms. They seemed to have decent prices compared to Softhut, (the only place I know in US that I can get roms and stuff for but I'm sure the shipping would make up for the savings.
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Re: A3000 hardware
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2003, 08:51:14 AM »
I'm located in CA, US.
I'm not sure what the processor is in the A3000. I think it is the 25 because I  shows 68882 fpu but I am just guessing.
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Re: A3000 hardware
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2003, 03:23:57 AM »
From what I've read I can run os 3.9 on the hardware I have minus the roms. I wondering for most basic stuff will the 030/25 be enought? I'd really like to get the roms, os and network card for now if that will get me up and running.  What kind of stuff would I need and accel and more memory for? I mean like will most stuff run on what I have or will most not run on what I er... will have. (which will be the hardware listed plus 3.1 roms, os 3.9 and a network card)
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oh, and I'd like to be able to run higher res then the stock a3000 so I'm guessing that means video card too.
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Re: A3000 hardware
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2003, 09:15:59 AM »
Thanks for all the help. Could somebody please tell me how to verify I have these chips?  Can I do it via software or do I need to take the machine apart? If I do have to tear it apart is there some sort of website that will give me the info I need to id the chips?
Another thing I'm not quite clear on is why I would need an accelerator. I'd like to run higher resolutions, surf the web things like that. I would also like to keep some compatibility with older games if possable. What requires the additional speed?
My plan was to save money buy doing minimal upgrades to the A3000 so that I would be able to afford the new motherboard/cpu to go with OS4.
I do have an x86 box that I use for work and such. I just prefer to use the Amiga when I can.
I have been watching the auctions on ebay as well and it does appear that the cost of another machine would be ballpark of the cost of upgrading this one.  I am on kind of a limited budget atm so I really want to make sure I can streatch the money to get as much as I can for it.
Thanks again for all the infos :)
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Re: A3000 hardware
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2003, 12:43:08 AM »
So what exactly would I need the accelerator for? Would it work ok to surf the web and play the older games if I were  get a video card and a network card and upgrade the roms/os?
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Re: A3000 hardware
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2003, 07:25:12 PM »
So would I be better off upgrading the a3000 or just getting an A1 and waiting for os4.0 since I'm guessing you can't run 3.9 on it.
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