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From: GELSON%SBU.UFRGS.ANRS.BR@uicvm.uic.edu (Gelson Dias Santos)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Alternate to bridgeboard?
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Date: 1 Oct 90 12:34:07 GMT
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 21329jm@msu.bitnet (JP) write:
>
> I'm repositing this from another newsgroup. Anyone have any further
> information?

> Hi Amigoids,
>             I recently saw an ad in Amiga User International for a PC
> emulator card which plugs into the A501 slot in a A500, and allows the
> Amiga to operate as a I*M clone. It has up to 1.5M memory on it as well.
> Now, I see a similar card advertised here in Germany, and it comes complete
> with MessyDOS 4.0 and a whole load of goodies.
>             My main concern is: Has anyone on the list tried one of these
> cards and does it work. What (if any) are the MessyDOS limitations, or can
> most packages eg Freelance, FrameworkIII ,ACAD etc be run on the Amiga.
>             If it runs all the popular packages it looks like a really good
> buy, as its only 798DM (about 150US$), and it means you get the extra memory
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (!)
> for your Amiga, as well as a I*M clone for that price,
>             Regards to all
>                           Bill
>                           (WMORRISO@ESOC)

 Really? US$ 150? The only bridgeboard (for A500) I know is a product from
Pulsar. I only read about it ( I'm in Brazil, do you remember?) on Amazing
Computing and they say it coast US$ 550 !!!
 I would like to know more about this products too.

 PS: A Amiga-list on Bitnet? Great !!!
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