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From: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: A2000 card slots
Message-ID: <569@cbmger.UUCP>
Date: 9 Nov 90 14:26:20 GMT
References: <3658.273a613b@cc.nu.oz.au>
Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Organization: Commodore Bueromaschinen GmbH, West Germany
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In article <3658.273a613b@cc.nu.oz.au> c8625863@cc.nu.oz.au writes:
>I am currently at University designing a piece of hardware for a university
>project which uses an AT-compatible computer.  The hardware will use the AT slot
>for talking to the card from a computer.  My question is... is the "AT slot" in
>the Amiga 2000 the same as an IBM-compatible AT slot???  All I will be using
>the slot for is the 8 address lines and the 8 data lines and maybe the power
>lines.  I may also need to use an interrupt line of some sort.

The slots are identical to an AT, BUT: They aren't connected to the main
Amiga processor at all! They live in free air, until a Bridgeboard or
some other intelligent device connects them to the Amiga world. The only
thing provided is electrical power. I heard, though, that are said to
exist boards similar to the bridgeboards, but without the PC on them,
that connect the PC/AT address and data lines to the Amiga bus. But I
don't know anything about the product name or the manufacturer.

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Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel  // E-Mail to  \\  Only my personal opinions... 
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