Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cbmvax!heimat!sneakers
From: sneakers@heimat.UUCP (Dan "Sneakers" Schein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Sidecar vs bridgeboard
Message-ID: <9988.AA9988@heimat>
Date: 18 Nov 89 02:05:44 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga
Organization: Sneakers Computing
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In Message <89111703310290@masnet.uucp>, jim.shutsa@canremote.uucp (JIM SHUTSA) writes:
>       Could someone explain the difference between the Amiga sidecar 
>(IBM emulator) and the bridgeboard. Given I don't have the cash to 
>upgrade to a 2000 and bridgeboard, I'm wondering if the sidecar would 
>suffice (I presently have the 500).

  #1> The SideCar was 'designed' for use with the A1000 (of couse with
      some mods it should work on a 500. But the disk drive will be in
      the rear ;-)

  #2> For the most part (software and usage wise) the SideCar is the
      same as an XT Bridgeboard. 512K of ram @ 7.7 Mhz - it has 3 slots
      and a built in power supply w/5.25" drive. Any cheap ram expansion
      card will get you to 640K.


>       Does the sidecar have CGA graphic capabilities. If not, what
>benefit does sidecar have over Transformer (the antiquated, yet pretty 
>efficient software IBM emulator).
 
   The sidecar clocks a 1.0 on the Norton SI - try that on Transformer
   and you will see the difference. Also it does do color and mono.

   Sneakers

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