Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!waikato.ac.nz!canterbury!chem194 From: chem194@csc.canterbury.ac.nz (John Davis) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations Subject: Re: IBeM.... Does it work? Message-ID: <1991May18.123715.770@csc.canterbury.ac.nz> Date: 18 May 91 00:37:15 GMT References: Organization: Chem Dept, U of Cant, ChCh NZ Lines: 30 In article , jc72s293@instem.UUCP (Jeff Chmielewski) writes: > Well, I am going to aquire a Amiga 3000 16/50, and am a little shakey about > selling my XT bridgeboard. I was wondering what the requirments to run this > program are? Do most software programs run? What type of IBM does it > emulate, and at what speed? I would appreciate any help. IBeM emulates a basic XT with CGA, and (if you run the current 030 version) requires >1mb of contiguous memory (i.e. either 2mb of chip ram, or else 2mb+ of fast mem). On a 25mhz 030 IBeM is actually a little bit faster than the 4.77Mhz bridgeboard. On a 16mhz 030, I'd expect there to be very little in it. Of course, the Bridgeboard has a far higher level of compatibility (like you can plug cards in!), and doesn't load down the Amiga CPU, but if you only need to run the occasional PC program IBeM is worth it - it's compatibility is pretty good (WordPerfect 5.1, Indy 500, Fligh Sim 4.0 all run ok). In the end it depends on how much pc software you run, and how much you can get for your bridgeboard - if you're only going to get a couple of hundred for it it's probably easier to just hang onto it (presuming that the bridgeboard does work in the 3000 - weren't there problems using it?). ----------------------------------------------------------- | o John Davis - CHEM194@csc.canterbury.ac.nz o | | o (Depart)mental Programmer,Chemistry Department o | | o University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand o |