lh451@uiucuxf.cso.uiuc.edu (11/11/87)
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What has surprised me most about the talk on the net
about accessing the 2000's PC bus has been its preoccupation
with sharing file systems. Or more accurately, the lack of
discussion on using other PC cards in the Amiga. It makes
me wonder what PC hardware DOESN'T work well, properly, or even
at all in the 2000.
So, BridgeBoard users, have any of you experimented with
speedup boards, ram boards, video boards, or networking boards
on the PC side?
If nothing else, I'd really be interested in hearing from
the folks in West Chester a few more details on what Commodore
envisions might be done with the PC side and the janus.library.
F'rinstance, what obstacles exist to running any of the hoard
of 2/386, DSI-020, Transputer, etc. boards that are supposed
to work in proper PC clones?
Or, maybe some people are a little uneasy at the thought
that widespread use of low-cost PC boards in the Amiga will
hurt the market for Zorro II communications boards, and to
a lesser extent coprocessor and video boards that can be
run quite effectively run on the PC-side?
If you don't want to tie up Usenet with a reply that
might not be of widespread interest, please feel free to
send email and "I will post a summary if one is warranted".
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Lionel Hummel
University of Illinois
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"Truth is after all a moving target;
hairs to split and pieces that don't fit.
How can anybody be enlighted?
Truth is after all so poorly lit."
- Neil Peartgrr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) (11/15/87)
In article <46200007@uiucuxf> lh451@uiucuxf.cso.uiuc.edu writes: > > What has surprised me most about the talk on the net > about accessing the 2000's PC bus has been its preoccupation > with sharing file systems. Or more accurately, the lack of > discussion on using other PC cards in the Amiga. It makes > me wonder what PC hardware DOESN'T work well, properly, or even > at all in the 2000. > > So, BridgeBoard users, have any of you experimented with > speedup boards, ram boards, video boards, or networking boards > on the PC side? > > If nothing else, I'd really be interested in hearing from > the folks in West Chester a few more details on what Commodore > envisions might be done with the PC side and the janus.library. > F'rinstance, what obstacles exist to running any of the hoard > of 2/386, DSI-020, Transputer, etc. boards that are supposed > to work in proper PC clones? Our people here did a fair amount of compatibility testing before accepting that the bridgeboard really did act pretty much like an PC clone grafted into an Amiga. I don't have the list, but if I remember correctly, just about every board they tried worked, execpt for some kind of 286 speedup card. So to be safe, I'd be sure to test or make sure you could return any kind of card that tries to take over the PC bus and act like it's in command. More normal, well behaved cards should work ok... -- George Robbins - now working for, uucp: {ihnp4|rutgers|allegra}!cbmvax!grr but no way officially representing arpa: out to lunch... Commodore, Engineering Department fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)
shahaf@taux01.UUCP (Shahaf Moshe) (11/26/87)
Can anyone inform me about: - A utility to convert IFF files into C-64 graphic files? - A utility for converting an IFF brush into sprite structure? thanks, shahaf%taux01@nsc.COM