Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!iuvax!rutgers!cbmvax!bill From: bill@cbmvax.UUCP (Bill Koester CATS) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Bridgeboard Message-ID: <5901@cbmvax.UUCP> Date: 6 Feb 89 15:54:05 GMT References: <1989Jan30.215657.5487@utstat.uucp> Reply-To: bill@cbmvax.UUCP (Bill Koester CATS) Distribution: na Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 33 In article <1989Jan30.215657.5487@utstat.uucp> davids@utstat.uucp (David Scollnik) writes: > > >On page 1 of the A2088 Bridgeboard user's guide, reference is made >to "hybrid systems" or software which utilize the cpu's on both >sides of the bridgeboard concurrently. > >As an example, say, to use the 8088/8087 co-processors to >perform process monitoring, while the 68000 processor handles >graphics displays (example also from the manual). > >Do such hybrid software beasties exist, PD or commercial ? >And if so, could someone list some examples ? > The new version of the Janus software V2.0 supports this. There are many such products currrently under development. I believe one is even shipping now! BK . -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Bill Koester (CATS) >>Commodore Amiga Technical Support<< Commodore International Ltd. UUCP {allegra|burdvax|rutgers|ihnp4}!cbmvax!bill PHONE (215) 431-9355 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The official word, is NO. I am therefore going anyway! Kirk - Star Trek III Pleese desrigard eny spealing airors!!!!!!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=