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From: harald@ccicpg.UUCP ( Harald Milne)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 80286 Bridge Board status?
Message-ID: <3249@ccicpg.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 23-Oct-87 04:06:56 EST
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Posted: Fri Oct 23 04:06:56 1987
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References: <2300008@hpsadla.HP>
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In article <2300008@hpsadla.HP>, jimh@hpsadla.HP (Jim Horn) writes:
>      A quick question for the group - does anyone have any word on the
> 80286 bridge board for the 2000?  Specifically, it has been discussed
> before, but a friend needs an AT compatible machine by summer of next year,
> and if he learns that the board would be available by then he'll buy a 2000
> now.  Otherwise, since he can't afford to buy both, he'll get an AT
> compatible instead (why an AT?  Specific software not yet available on the
> superior machines).

	I have the same question, except a lot more serious. I need this 
capability now! I'm being thrusted into using the Acorn chip/developement
board. It only works with the IBM pc. But, it only works well with AT.
I just got off the horn with Ameristar regarding Ethernet capabilities,
and they said their card doesn't work well with talking to the IBM side
of the A2000. They said this is due to the fact that I/O to the IBM side so
abusive. So I need Ethernet capability on the IBM PC side of the
bus. This is too much for my company to swallow! If I could at least get
the 80286 bridge card, I could at least defray the cost of adding the
Ethernet card! BTW, my company is using the IBM  PC, due to the 
stranglehold of previous management. Why on earth can I not use the clearly
superior A2000 solution? The last thing I wan't see on my desk is an
IBM AT versus an AMIGA!

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