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From: higgin@cbmvax.UUCP (Paul Higginbottom)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Using the Amiga mouse for the XT or AT bridgeboard?
Message-ID: <7294@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 13 Jul 89 13:10:01 GMT
References: <36580003@hpindwa.HP.COM> <7275@cbmvax.UUCP> <18441@usc.edu>
Reply-To: higgin@cbmvax.UUCP (Paul Higginbottom)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <18441@usc.edu> papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes:
$In article <7275@cbmvax.UUCP> higgin@cbmvax.UUCP (Paul Higginbottom) writes:
$>This is a Commodore supplied utility (AMouse), and it works really well.
$True, but as far as I know AMouse is supplied with the AT BridgeCard (2286?)
$and not with the XT BridgeCard (2288?) as part of Rel 2.0 of the Bridge
$Software.  I don't think the Bridge software is currently sold alone. So,
$how does a 'older' Bridgecard user get hold of the new software, if at all
$possible?  Inquiring minds want to know :-)

Good point, Marco.  We have been telling customers and dealers that they
can go ahead and have the newer software copied onto their older disks.
The newer A2286 software works very well on the A2088.  This is only
an interim solution however (and of course, a free one) until we hopefully
release a Bridgeboard Enhancer kit, which for a minimal cost (a la regular
Workbench Enhancer kits) will provide the latest software and manual.

The only problem with getting the new software copied onto older
disks is that there are SOME differences in the software as far as
installation, and of course the older documentation won't say anything
about newer features, such as AMouse for example.

I recommend that EVERYONE with older Bridgeboard software get upgraded.
Naturally, if the dealer doesn't have an AT Bridgeboard in stock, he or
she may not have the latest software, so please understand this.

	Paul.