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From: landon@apple.UUCP (Landon Dyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Ground on DTACK?
Message-ID: <6774@apple.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 19-Nov-87 11:25:39 EST
Article-I.D.: apple.6774
Posted: Thu Nov 19 11:25:39 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 22-Nov-87 02:28:31 EST
References: <361@usl-pc.UUCP>
Organization: Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, USA
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Keywords: Speed, DTACK

In article <361@usl-pc.UUCP>, jpdres13@usl-pc.UUCP (John Joubert) writes:
> I have heard that Dr. Dobbs Journal put out an article to the effect that
> if one were to ground DTACK, it would greatly improve the performance of
> the 68000, providing that memory was faster than the 68000.
> 
> Does anyone think that this will work on the ST?
> 
> Could it cause any damage?

Grounding DTACK would cause your ST to stop working.  I don't think it
would generate any smoke, but the 68000 would no longer be able to get to
memory or some I/O locations reliably.

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