hjanssen@cbnewse.att.com (hank janssen) (04/04/91)
I have asked this question a month or so ago, but i did not get any replies whatoever. SO i am trying again. I am at the point of getting a bridge board for my amiga 2000 but the question is which one. I think i have to go with the AT bridge board. SInce i want to be capable of running Ventura, designer pagemaker and coreldraw. Is this board the right coice, If so can it run all of this software I still than need an VGA card to display the graphics. Where can i get such a card, if this at all exists and works with my amiga. What are the main differences in speed/performances between the AT and XT board.???? Questions questions questions, but any help would be apreciated. Thanx, Hank Janssen. att!ihlpb!hjanssen 708-224-6049
peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) (04/04/91)
In article <1991Apr3.170545.7256@cbnewse.att.com> hjanssen@cbnewse.att.com (hank janssen) writes: > >I am at the point of getting a bridge board for my amiga 2000 >but the question is which one. I think i have to go with the AT >bridge board. SInce i want to be capable of running Ventura, designer >pagemaker and coreldraw. If you really want to run these big shot packages, you sure need at least the AT board, preferred accelerated a bit by 3rd party products (there are modified AT boards by company X-Pert here in Germany or 386SX accelerator boards that should also be available in US). >Is this board the right coice, If so can it run all of this software >I still than need an VGA card to display the graphics. Where >can i get such a card, if this at all exists and works with my amiga. Can't guarantee for all these software packages, but they sure mean a real load for the machine. (If you lived in Europe, I would explain quite prudently, that Commodore here also sells a full line of MS-DOS ATs for comparable price...) Yes, you can put a VGA card in, but then you need another monitor. And admittedly, not every VGA card runs in such a combination. A colleague uses a card with a Paradise VGA chip on it with great success. >What are the main differences in speed/performances between the >AT and XT board.???? Ca. factor 3 in performance. And the pure AT board runs at 8 MHz (only :-). -- Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel // E-Mail to \\ Only my personal opinions... Commodore Frankfurt, Germany \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk
jackf@pnet01.cts.com (Jack Fitchett) (04/05/91)
yes that's the right choice for what you mention. Yes it will
run the packages you mentioned. You need a VGA if you want a VGA, or you
can go EGA and use you amiga monitor I believe. Speed difference between
Xt and At boards is very noticable.
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In article <8404@crash.cts.com> jackf@pnet01.cts.com (Jack Fitchett) writes: > > yes that's the right choice for what you mention. Yes it will >run the packages you mentioned. You need a VGA if you want a VGA, or you >can go EGA and use you amiga monitor I believe. Speed difference between >Xt and At boards is very noticable. Can you add stuff like the Soundblaster or something like that to the bridgeboard? Also I have an accelerator card (a Microsoft Mach20). My problem is that, this card does not work with my Zenith XT compatible. (i find out *after* bought it that it is not 100% hardware comp). I want to know if I can use it with the AT bridgeboard, that way I can switch all my PC applications to my Amiga. Sri