jea@prodigal.psych.rochester.edu (Joanne Albano) (05/30/91)
Are there actual IBM bus slots on the A3000? Is it possible to use IBM compatible cards with a unix machine? Joanne jea@cvs.rochester.edu
drysdale@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Drysdale) (05/31/91)
In article <14289@ur-cc.UUCP> jea@prodigal.psych.rochester.edu (Joanne Albano) writes: >Are there actual IBM bus slots on the A3000? Is it possible >to use IBM compatible cards with a unix machine? it's certainly technically possible, but there's no janus software for unix yet (something i'd like to look into when i have the time). imagine running 386 svr4 on the bridgeboard and 68k svr4 on the amiga side at the same time... >Joanne jea@cvs.rochester.edu --Scotty -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Scott Drysdale Software Engineer Commodore Amiga Inc. UUCP {allegra|burdvax|rutgers|ihnp4}!cbmvax!drysdale PHONE - yes. "Have you hugged your hog today?" =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) (05/31/91)
In article <14289@ur-cc.UUCP> jea@prodigal.psych.rochester.edu (Joanne Albano) writes: >Are there actual IBM bus slots on the A3000? Yes, there are. > Is it possible >to use IBM compatible cards with a unix machine? I fear not. You see, the slots are normally NOT connected to the Amiga processor, only the power lines are connected. To bring them into life, you have to throw in a Commodore Bridgeboard, which carries a whole PC (or AT) on a card and also connects to the PC/AT slots and thus activates their lines. -- Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel // E-Mail to \\ Only my personal opinions... Commodore Frankfurt, Germany \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk
bdb@becker.UUCP (Bruce D. Becker) (06/05/91)
In article <1257@cbmger.UUCP> peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes: |In article <14289@ur-cc.UUCP> jea@prodigal.psych.rochester.edu (Joanne Albano) writes: |>Are there actual IBM bus slots on the A3000? | |Yes, there are. | |> Is it possible |>to use IBM compatible cards with a unix machine? | |I fear not. You see, the slots are normally NOT connected to the Amiga |processor, only the power lines are connected. To bring them into life, |you have to throw in a Commodore Bridgeboard, which carries a whole |PC (or AT) on a card and also connects to the PC/AT slots and thus |activates their lines. But then one needs software to communicate with the bridgeboard - in Amiga Unix, at least so far, NO SUCH SOFTWARE EXISTS. GRRRRR, SHRIEK, FROTH, etc. -- ,u, Bruce Becker Toronto, Ontario a /i/ Internet: bdb@becker.UUCP, bruce@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu `\o\-e UUCP: ...!utai!mnetor!becker!bdb _< /_ "Ferget yer humanity, do the poot" - devo
peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) (06/05/91)
In article <106726@becker.UUCP> bdb@becker.UUCP (Bruce D. Becker) writes: > > But then one needs software to communicate > with the bridgeboard - in Amiga Unix, at > least so far, NO SUCH SOFTWARE EXISTS. > GRRRRR, SHRIEK, FROTH, etc. Oh, huh, yes, until now you can use a bridgeboard only from AmigaDOS. Perhaps you should put it on your wishlist for the Commodore Unix group that they perhaps do a port of the Janus software to Amiga Unix. I don't have any idea how difficult that would be? -- Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel // E-Mail to \\ Only my personal opinions... Commodore Frankfurt, Germany \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk