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From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: IEEE-488 Question.
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Date: 20 Jan 89 14:47:23 GMT
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In <2030146@hpcilzb.HP.COM>, daves@hpcilzb.HP.COM (Dave Scroggins) writes:>
>I was just wondering ---
>
>How come the AMIGA, particularly the new ones, do not come with an
>IEEE-488 (HPIB) instead of or in addition to the Centronics ports?

Because they had to make a choice. They didn't choose IEEE-488.

>Along these same lines, why do most periferals for the AMIGA not come
>with this interface option?

Because they wouldn't plug into a macchine without these ports.

>If this were used more commonly, then I would not have to get switch boxes,
>or change things around so much.

If IEEE-488 peripherals were more common, or at least more common than serial
or Centronics peripherals, they might have provided one.

>Example -- here at work I have 4 100MB disks all plugged into one port.

Counter example. Here at home I have two HDs plugged into a SCSI port. I could
have at least as many HDs on the SCSI port as I could on an IEEE-488 port, and
at least as much storage on each one. The only disadvantage to SCSI is that the
controllers/drives cost a lot less, so they lose in the 'brag potential'
department.

>Maybe some folks at CBM could comment.

Maybe.

-larry

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