perretg@cernvax.UUCP (perretg) (07/21/87)
AMIGA-2000 seems well suited to be the heart of a control or data
acquisition system (multi-tasking OS, interactive graphic,
bi-processor system at least with the PC,...).
Connecting the AMIGA to the V.M.E. bus would not only allow the
AMIGA to access the outside world (ADC, TDC, DAC, relay control,...)
but also increase drastically the power of the system through all
the already existing V.M.E. boards (processors, memories, hard disks
magnetic tape and CD-ROM controllers, GPIB, CAMAC, FASTBUS controllers)
1) Has anybody already heard about such a system (AMIGA-VME) ?
If not,
2) Is there enough interest to try to organize ourselves to
make a joint effort to design it?
What do you think ?????
D. Perret-Gallixcmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) (07/22/87)
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In article <506@cernvax.UUCP> perretg@cernvax.UUCP (perretg) writes:
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.>AMIGA-2000 seems well suited to be the heart of a control or data
.>acquisition system (multi-tasking OS, interactive graphic,
.>bi-processor system at least with the PC,...).
Yes, certainly more powerful than 8088 based PCs that are being used
in that capacity.
.>Connecting the AMIGA to the V.M.E. bus would not only allow the
.>AMIGA to access the outside world (ADC, TDC, DAC, relay control,...)
.>but also increase drastically the power of the system through all
.>the already existing V.M.E. boards (processors, memories, hard disks
.>magnetic tape and CD-ROM controllers, GPIB, CAMAC, FASTBUS controllers)
The same could be said of the S-100 bus, or G-64 bus...
.>1) Has anybody already heard about such a system (AMIGA-VME) ?
.>If not,
.>2) Is there enough interest to try to organize ourselves to
.>make a joint effort to design it?
.> What do you think ?????
In all seriousness why not buy a Sun in the first place? A VME disk
controller from Interphase or Xylogics cost more than the Amiga 2000.
Call up Scott Winkler and tell him you want to order a Sun 3/160 board
to plug into you VME card cage, if you want a smaller board ask for the
Sun 3/E board (only two VME connectors aka Eurocard format)
If you want to add a bus, add one that is commensurate with the price
and performance of the CPU. In the case of an Amiga a Multibus interface
would probably be everything you needed. But then again it would be
a lot cheaper just to go out and buy a multibus CPU.
The bottom line is that it will always be more expensive than just buying
a 'bussed' cpu card in the firstplace.
--Chuck McManis
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