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From: drysdale@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Drysdale)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Using a Bridgeboard in a 3000
Message-ID: <16433@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 11 Dec 90 01:43:38 GMT
References: <539@epicb.com>
Reply-To: drysdale@cbmvax.commodore.com (Scott Drysdale)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <539@epicb.com> jerry@truevision.com (Jerry Thompson) writes:
>I know Commodore does not recommend using a Bridgeboard in a 3000, but I don't
>recall seeing an explanation of why it wouldn't work.  Does anyone know what
>the problem is?  Is anyone using a Bridgeboard in a 3000?

i don't think commodore ever "anti-recommended" bridgeboard use in the A3000.
they seem to work fine for me and a bunch of others around here.  *HOWEVER*
you *MUST* turn off the 030's data cache *BEFORE BINDDRIVERS*.  if you don't,
it won't work.  there is also a race condition during software initialization
that can be avoided in most cases by putting any bridgeboard related programs
as far away from the binddrivers command as possible.  this race condition
usually won't show up on 68000 systems, but on fast machines it can bite.

>Jerry Thompson                 |     // checks  ___________   | "I'm into S&M,

  --Scotty
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