Amiga Quiz

[Ethan Dicks]

On 11/23/06, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
>
> In article <4564CAB2.70805 at dunnington.plus.com>,
>    Pete Turnbull <pete at dunnington.plus.com>  writes:
>
> > I think it's because it was the first home computer that could run two
> > OSs *at the same time* -- ISTR there was a way to run an MS-DOS and an
> > Amiga OS program at the same time.
>
> I thought this was only possible with the later models and the Janus
> card?

If by "later models", you mean the A2000, the second model to ship
(1987?), then yes.  The A2088 card does let you run DOS on an Amiga
equipped with Zorro slots, eliminating unexpanded A1000s and A500s
(contemporary with the A2088).

-ethan