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From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: What works on PC side of A2000?
Message-ID: <2770@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 15-Nov-87 01:44:07 EST
Article-I.D.: cbmvax.2770
Posted: Sun Nov 15 01:44:07 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 16-Nov-87 03:48:21 EST
References: <46200007@uiucuxf>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <46200007@uiucuxf> lh451@uiucuxf.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
> 
> 	   What has surprised me most about the talk on the net
> 	about accessing the 2000's PC bus has been its preoccupation
> 	with sharing file systems.  Or more accurately, the lack of
> 	discussion on using other PC cards in the Amiga.  It makes
> 	me wonder what PC hardware DOESN'T work well, properly, or even
> 	at all in the 2000.
> 
> 	   So, BridgeBoard users, have any of you experimented with
> 	speedup boards, ram boards, video boards, or networking boards
> 	on the PC side?
> 
> 	   If nothing else, I'd really be interested in hearing from
> 	the folks in West Chester a few more details on what Commodore
> 	envisions might be done with the PC side and the janus.library.
> 	F'rinstance, what obstacles exist to running any of the hoard
> 	of 2/386, DSI-020, Transputer, etc. boards that are supposed
> 	to work in proper PC clones?  

Our people here did a fair amount of compatibility testing before accepting
that the bridgeboard really did act pretty much like an PC clone grafted
into an Amiga.  I don't have the list, but if I remember correctly, just
about every board they tried worked, execpt for some kind of 286 speedup card.

So to be safe, I'd be sure to test or make sure you could return any
kind of card that tries to take over the PC bus and act like it's in
command.  More normal, well behaved cards should work ok...

-- 
George Robbins - now working for,	uucp: {ihnp4|rutgers|allegra}!cbmvax!grr
but no way officially representing	arpa: out to lunch...
Commodore, Engineering Department	fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)