POSSIBLE FUTURE AMIGAS 

                                     - Andrew Chapman

    First of all, I'd like to make it clear that what is written here is
  neither fact nor rumour; it is simply my own opinions on what some good
  Amiga models could be. Repeat - this is fiction, not fact.


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  AMIGA XPC:

   The Amiga XPC (Cross PC) is basically a slightly up-market A-1200 with a
  built in PC emulator. From my own experience, the general community is not
  aware that the Amiga can be made to be MS-DOS compatible. This leads to
  sales of PCs over Amigas because people want to stick with what they know
  instead of going for the machine with the better performance. If a PC
  owner bought an Amiga XPC they would probably use the Amiga side of things
  more and would therefore be 'converted' to an Amiga user (we all know which
  is better don't we ??).

  COST:  $2000 - 2500
  SPECS:
         Motorola 68030 / Intel 80386 processors
         AGA chipset / VGA graphics hardware
         2meg chip and 2meg fast memory
         80meg Hard-Disk
         High Density Floppy Drive
         SCSI-2 Interface
         A-3000 style case


AMIGA 2400:

   I would personally like to shake Commodore's hand on the release of the
  A-1200, but its specs are a touch too low for today's standards. This is
  only because they had to keep it's price down, and I'm glad they did. Its
  obvious that a higher mid-range Amiga is needed to fill the gap.

   Thus the A-2400. A more expandable A-1200 in a box, with some added
  extras. I think C= has to move away from the keyboard only style computer
  into a box. They are much easier to expand, and they have a better, more
  serious image.

  COST:  $1500 - 2000
  SPECS:
         68030 20mhz
         AGA chipset
         2meg chip and 2meg fast memory
         80 meg HD
         High Density Drive
         SCSI-2 interface.
         Thin 'pizza box' style case (similar to Mac LC)


  AMIGA 1800:

   This is the Amiga to tackle to music world. With the recent arrival of
  the Atari Falcon the Amiga is in danger of losing sales to musicians. The
  Amiga's sound chip hasn't changed in the slightest since the A-500 way
  back. The Atari Falcon has a built in DSP (Digital Signal Processor) chip
  allowing it amazing sound capabilities. Although this chip will probably
  be available as an upgrade soon, the Amiga line needs a specific musician's
  computer. The Atari ST made many sales simply because it has a built in
  MIDI port, even though its specs are lower. Come on Commodore get your act
  together. This computer could have a keyboard style case, so as to be more
  compact and fit in better in a studio situation.

  COST:  $1500 - 2200
  SPECS:
         68030 20mhz
         DSP sound chip
         MIDI interface
         AGA chipset
         2 meg chip RAM
         60 meg HD
         High Density Floppy
         SCSI-2 interface



    Oh, and Commodore, if you ever make any of these, be sure to send me
  one, Thanx.


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