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From: ain@s.cc.purdue.edu.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: A2000 questions
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Date: Thu, 23-Apr-87 12:01:56 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 23 12:01:56 1987
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   In the A2000, does anyone have any information about how the Amiga and the
8088 share floppy drives?  We have several questions about how this whole thing
works.

   We have elected to call the 8088 (or 8086, or 80286, or ...) an "8088
machine".  If which processor makes a difference, please specify.

1:	   Does the MS-DOS (shipped with the 2088, according to BYTE March
	1987, pp 84-98) come on a 3.5" disk or a 5.25"?  I expect it is a 3.5"

2:	   I know the Amiga can have a partition of the 8088 hard disk, but
	can the Amiga access the drives and other devices attached to the
	8088 machine?

3:	   Can the 8088 machine use (or gain access to) the Amiga 3.5 inch
	floppies, and the Amiga SCSI devices?
	   Could the 8088 machine have a partition on the Amiga SCSI hard
	drive?
	   If the 8088 side can use the Amiga 3.5 inch drive, would a requestor
	show up on the Amiga screen for the appropiate disk?

4:	   Have provisions been made for transfering between the two formats?

5:	   What kind of OS support will be provided for sharing data between
	the 8088 machine and the Amiga?  Both Amiga OS support as well as
	8088 machine support?

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Thanks
Scott Mark 	Usenet:  h.cc.purdue.edu!npk
Pat White	Usenet:  k.cc.purdue.edu!ain	BITNET: PATWHITE@PURCCVM