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From: ejkst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Eric J. Kennedy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 68030 Accelerators, Info Wanted
Message-ID: <19997@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
Date: 14 Oct 89 01:15:39 GMT
References: <19968@unix.cis.pitt.edu> <8182@cbmvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: ejkst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Eric J. Kennedy)
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Comp & Info Services
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In article <8182@cbmvax.UUCP> daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie) writes:
>in article <19968@unix.cis.pitt.edu>, ejkst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Eric J. Kennedy) says:
[talking about GVP 68030 board with hard drive controller]
>> My friend has this setup, with the Quantum 40 meg drive.  Since the
>> system is running a 25MHz 68030, and the controller is 32 bit (right?)

>The controller is 16 bit, non-DMA.  It's bascially a PC-AT expansion bus.

Then why did they bother?  I figured if they go to the trouble of adding
a hard drive controller to the accelerator card, there would at least
be some reason for it, some distinguishing characteristic.  The way
they've done it, you're paying for a sub-par controller that you most
likely won't want if you're building a fast system.  Unvelievable.

-- 
Eric Kennedy
ejkst@cis.unix.pitt.edu