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From: kim@amdahl.UUCP (Kim DeVaughn)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: CSA Turbo Amiga
Message-ID: <3900@amdahl.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 8-Oct-86 17:56:39 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct  8 17:56:39 1986
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In article <2102@mtuxo.UUCP>, zork@mtuxo.UUCP (s.polis) writes:
> I am an early purchaser of a CSA Turbo Amiga; a most pleasant power cube.
> It reminds me of my Carver power amps...
> 
> The addmem command was all it needed for configuration, altho it comes
> with 1.2 beta 4 Kickstart & a diagnostics 1.2b4 Workbench diskette.
> 
> I loaded the (Lattice) C compiler & linker into ram w/include files, and
> I'm *very* happy with this ultra-fast development environment.
> [ 14.28 Mz 68020,68881 w/32 bit wide access to it's own memory ]
> 
> I'd be glad to answer any questions I can on it...


OK, Stephen, here are a couple ...

What's your configuration (How much 32-bit memory?  SCSI/Hard Disk?)

Does their box "pass the buss"?  If not, could their boards be installed
in an expansion box which does?

How is their 32-bit "private buss" implemented?

Is the CSA 020 processor treated as a "peripherial device", or does it
replace the 68000 entirely (logically, or physically)?

I've noticed "68020 versions" of various compilers (Absoft, Manx, etc.),
and other s/w (like MetaScope) in CSA's literature.  Do you know if
these are any different from the standard versions of the products?

How about some Benchmarks (Dhrystones, Mandelbrots, etc)?

Can you still utilize the 68000 for anything (i.e., do we have a true
multiprocessor product now)?


Thats all I can think of ... for the moment :-)!


Thanks,
/kim


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