[comp.sys.amiga.hardware] BB's and Accelerators

rbabel@babylon.rmt.sub.org (Ralph Babel) (04/11/91)

In article <1991Apr10.212313.29773@bradley.bradley.edu>,
hitch@buhub.bradley.edu (Douglas Hanna) writes:

> I was perviewing the new AmigaWorld and noticed an add for
> GVP's new "All-in-one" accelerator card. Will the new
> accelerator card still limit me to only 6 extra megs

No.

> or have they gotten around that problem using the MMU of
> the 68030 to so some "re-addressing" stuff.

The MMU is not used.

On the new "all-in-one" accelerator, RAM can be either Zorro
II (limit of 8 MB of total Z-II still applies, of course),
Extended RAM located at $01xxxxxx (maximum 16 MB on-board),
or both (e.g. 4 MB of Z-II and 12 MB of Extended RAM).

Ralph

hitch@buhub.bradley.edu (Douglas Hanna) (04/11/91)

I was perviewing the new AmigaWorld and noticed an add for GVP's new
"All-in-one" accelerator card.  The one that I am currently looking at
purchasing says that it is expandable to up to 16Mb of 32bit ram
(using GVP's special simm modules :) ).  What I am curious about is
that I currently have an A2286 BB.  Will the new accelerator card
still limit me to only 6 extra megs or have they gotten around that
problem using the MMU of the 68030 to so some "re-addressing" stuff.
I don't want to purchase the card if it only will goto 6meg (w/ BB).
Help, like always, is appreciated.

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