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From: vlsi4@erato.cs.kun.nl (Freddy Aries)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: a2000 questions
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Date: 9 Oct 90 12:47:35 GMT
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Reply-To: vlsi4@erato.cs.kun.nl (Freddy Aries)
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 In comp.sys.amiga you write:

>  My brother has just bought an Amiga 2000 and has some questions, kindly
>reply via mail to my address below.

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>2) He's thinking about getting the PC BRIDGEBOARD (I realize it's
>   discontinued, but they're still available).  Same questions as with #1.

There is a new version of the bridgeboard (A2088T) - Turboboard, which
is an official version from Commodore that uses a NEC V20 chip. This means 
it is (almost) as compatible as the previous (current) board, it is faster
(up to 9.54 MHz) and it is (in contrast to the previous board) able to use
the Amiga-drives as PC-drives as well (eg. boot the PC from DF0:).
More about compatibility: Commodore said that they had implemented a new
better BIOS-version, so the board would be more compatible than the previous
one. The current board is already about 99% compatible, the only programs
that can cause problems are the ones that directly address some special 
areas of the BIOS. But I have to tell you that I have only once experienced
a (small utility) program that refused to run. All other programs work fine.

It is made in Germany (Commodore Braunschweig), and I don't know if it
is already available, but if it isn't, I think it's better to wait for
it. Believe me, the old board is REALLY slow, and not being able to use
the built-in Amiga drives is terrible.

      Hope this helps,
                                Freddy Aries.

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