mike@uc780.umd.edu (02/18/91)
Hi there, Will be getting an A2000 soon and will need (unfortunately) to be IBM PC compatible for a few tasks. Local dealer here tried to sell me on idea of using ATONCE, but said that there were problems using it on an A2000, but the German company that makes it would be comming out with an attachment board of some type for the A2000 sometime in March (he first said this month, then a few days later it turned out to be the next Month). Anyway, beside the Commodore Bridgeboards, what other options are there? Any more info on ATONCE availability? Other h/w that could do this cheaply? Software emulators, perhaps making use of an A3000's faster 68xxx? What IBMPC screen resolutions do these provide? CGA? EGA? VGA? Any answers would be GREATLY appreciated, it is the last sticking point before I go out and buy the thing. Mike Santangelo
dtiberio@csserv2.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio) (02/20/91)
In article <18FEB91.14583625@uc780.umd.edu> mike@uc780.umd.edu writes: >Hi there, > Will be getting an A2000 soon and will need (unfortunately) to >be IBM PC compatible for a few tasks. Local dealer here tried to >sell me on idea of using ATONCE, but said that there were problems >using it on an A2000, but the German company that makes it would >be comming out with an attachment board of some type for the A2000 >sometime in March (he first said this month, then a few days later >it turned out to be the next Month). Anyway, beside the Commodore >Bridgeboards, what other options are there? Any more info on ATONCE >availability? Other h/w that could do this cheaply? Software >emulators, perhaps making use of an A3000's faster 68xxx? What >IBMPC screen resolutions do these provide? CGA? EGA? VGA? > Any answers would be GREATLY appreciated, it is the last sticking >point before I go out and buy the thing. > >Mike Santangelo The ATonce is a 286 emulator, and I think the Bridgeboards are either 286 or 8088 XT. There are accelerators available for the Bridgeboards (check A/C's Guide to the Amiga). The ATonce is only $310, but the A2000 version will probably cost a little bit more. Expect it to run CGA, Hercules, Olivetti graphics, with EGA coming soon and probably even VGA within a few months. Unfortunately, it is not clear to me whether VGA support will be on the hardware or whether it will be a software upgrade. Both the B Board and ATonce multitask with AmigaDOS. DavidTiberio SUNYStonyBrook2-3605 AMIGA TotoProductions DDDMEN