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From: markv@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Either a really dumb or a really cool A3000 hack idea
Message-ID: <1991May16.104804.30816@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Date: 16 May 91 15:48:04 GMT
References: <1991May13.223251.29436@menudo.uh.edu> <21602@cbmvax.commodore.com>
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> The Zorro III bus isn't purely bused.  There are three signals per 
> slot that are unique to that slot and have to be managed by the bus
> controller, which on the A3000 is the Buster chip.  

Thats a question I've had.  Is there any inherant limit on in Zorro
III on the number of slots that can be addressed, and is the A3000
Buster limited to 4 slots, or does it have the silicon to deal with
more slots given the right motherboard.

Granted, the A3000 is pretty complete, but I'm looking at the maxed
out machines of the (near) future.  Four Amiga slots could still go
fast, say more memory, a NIC, a 2610, a smart, heavily buffered SCSI
board, and boom your slots are gone.  Then you might still want to add
a Toaster like board, or multi I/O, etc.  That would even fill a
3000T.  Especially if you want to use a 3000 as a Unix server, then
your definietly needing slots for all the I/O support, etc.
 
>>J. Eric Townsend - jet@uh.edu - bitnet: jet@UHOU - vox: (713) 749-2126
> 
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