A2000HD - what can I do to upgrade....

[Amiga4k]

I have both Pioner 6 bay and Nakamichi 7 bay changers.
All work flawlessly with the software that operates them. It's  a bit comical to watch the changers in action, assigning the individual CD's, the screen filling up with 28 CD Icons (just for the Nakamichi's).

[Noster]

Hi,

@Rooster

> Would be interested in getting 2.0 on the 2K before I order that 3.1 ROM/Workbench.

Take the ROM from your A500 and fit it in your A2000. That will work.

You may buy a faster accelerator via eBay. If you sell your A2620 board you will get 20-30 EUR for this item, so you just have to pay the difference (to an A2630 this would be 10-20 EUR).
If you are thinking about Internet-surfing with an Amiga you should try to get an 68040 or faster processor and much ram on the accelerator board (at a minium 8-16 MB).

You should not spend money to maxout your memory-expansion board, if you use an accelerator, the Zorro-II memory-board will slow down your processor :-( Fit additional memory on the accelerator board (this memory will be accessed 32-bit wide and with faster MHz than the 16-bit 7,xx MHz memory on the memory-board).

The best graphics-card for the A2000 is the Picasso IV -- I think -- or maybe the CyberVision64 (not the CyberVision64/3D). They are about 60-100 EUR at eBay. But you should upgrade to Kickstart 3.1 first.

Noster

[Rooster]

(from me)> Would be interested in getting 2.0 on the 2K before I order that 3.1 ROM/Workbench.

>Take the ROM from your A500 and fit it in your A2000. That will work.

Thought about that.  But I'm going to end up with 3.1's in it anyway, and don't know if I want to remove and reinsert them twice (out of the A500 and then back in to it later).  It is an option though.  I just liked the idea of trying that softkick to "see" 2.x on there till I got ahold of 3.1's..  Who knows..  Maybe I'll just do it that way anyway.  Less headache trying to make things work I suppose!

>If you are thinking about Internet-surfing with an Amiga you should try to get an 68040 or faster processor and much ram on the accelerator board (at a minium 8-16 MB).

Got a hot board I'm trying to scrape money together for.  Bit steeper than I planned on, but it's a hot deal.  Just going to take some time to get the money - Hopefully it won't be too late (sold)!

>You should not spend money to maxout your memory-expansion board, if you use an accelerator, the Zorro-II memory-board will slow down your processor Fit additional memory on the accelerator board (this memory will be accessed 32-bit wide and with faster MHz than the 16-bit 7,xx MHz memory on the memory-board).

That's true..  Didn't really think about that, wasn't sure how the architecture would work, but what you said certainly makes sense.