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From: murphy@maxwell.physics.purdue.edu (William J. Murphy)
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Subject: Re: SoftPC for the Amiga 3000
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Date: 6 Sep 90 14:14:29 GMT
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In article <382@cbmger.UUCP> peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes:
>I think you miss one BIG advantage of the bridgeboards, where NO
>Mac or Sun can compete: YOU HAVE PC SLOTS! A PC without slots is
>not really alive, you can do only very limited work with it.
>The big game starts when you add cards, and this is ONLY possible
>on an Amiga with a bridgeboard.

While what you say about Mac and Sun is true, what about Apollo?  I recall
that their machines used the ISA configuration.  I don't know anything about
the timing issues and mapping/addressing of the cards into the peripheral
space, but couldn't one take an off-the-shelf PC card and use it with
SoftPC in an Apollo?  

I am not disputing the Amiga's unique position as regards the PC slots AND
the bridgeboard, I am just asking a question about Apollo.
Bill Murphy                                  | Turtle Schmurtle, I'm the
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