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From: user_442@dayton.saic.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Bridgeboard Questions
Message-ID: <852.257e64d2@dayton.saic.com>
Date: 7 Dec 89 18:25:38 GMT
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In article <1415@raybed2.UUCP>, lah@raybed2.UUCP (LANCE HOLMES) writes:
> I Have a few questions about the 2088 bridgeboard.  I am being tempted
> by a local dealer who's sale price is $349.00 and is willing to go even
> lower.  
> 
> I have an amiga 2000 with a 40 meg quantum and a hardframe.
> 
> Q1: Can I partition part of the quantum for use by the bridgeboard 
> 
> Q2: Can the amiga 3.5" drives be used by the bridgeboard. or will I have to
>     get another disk drive.  And if I do need to get another drive
>     should it be an amiga type (A1010) or an IBM.
> 
> 
> Thanks    Lance Holmes
-- 
Well Lance, Welcome to the world of bridge card. The answers to your questions
are as follows:

1) Yes, you can set up a area on your harddrive. Follow the directions for
using the MAKEAB command on the AMIGA for the IBM software. This assumes you
have the new JANUS software. The other choice is to JLINK to a file from the IBM
side to the AMIGA side. All of this is documented in the softwaree manuals.

2) The internal 3.5 drive can only be accessed by the AREAD and AWRITE commands
on the IBM side. If you use CROSSDOS software, the 3.5 can be used to create
a IBM compatible disk format. A standard AMIGA external 3.5 drive can also be
purchased to connect to the Bridgecard for direct IBM format compatibility.
DO NOT buy a IBM drive. It is not configured to connect directly to the AMIGA.

Good Luck, and EMAIL if you have any questions.


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