Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!munnari.oz.au!brolga!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!iceman!cpca From: cpca@iceman.jcu.oz (C Adams) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Accessing the Chips directly Message-ID: <1220@iceman.jcu.oz> Date: 7 Nov 90 07:22:18 GMT Organization: JCUNQ, Townsville, Qld, Australia Lines: 11 I was wondering whether C= supported directly writing to the chips registers. I know you would have to do a Forbid()/Permit() and make sure blitter DMA was finished etc. to be multitasking friendly, but does C= state that any new chip set will be compatible with the old one. ie. would my program break on an Amiga 4000 if I wrote to the chips for speed. Colin Adams Email: cpca@marlin.jcu.edu.au