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From: pashdown@shotput.es.com@bambam.UUCP (Pete Ashdown)
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Subject: Re: SoftPC for the Amiga 3000
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Date: 7 Sep 90 12:59:44 GMT
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peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes:

>In article <117@faatcrl.UUCP> jimb@faatcrl.UUCP (Jim Burwell) writes:
>>  Having SoftPC ported would also mean CBM could stop
>>development on new BridgeBoards ('386 and '486.. If they're even in
>>the works), and put those resources back into the Amiga.

>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.

How much of a deal would it be to make a cheap "bridge" that SoftPC
could access?  They were talking about such a bridge when the A2000 was
first released, but it never materialized.  This would give the Amiga
a definite advantage over other SoftPC platforms.  I'd think its completely
possible to do as well.

>-- 
>Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel      //     E-Mail to 
>Commodore Frankfurt, Germany      \X/      rutgers!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk


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