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From: andrew@andrews.edu (Andrew Gillham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Does anybody know about the Spirit Tech. AX-S system???
Keywords: expansion bus
Message-ID: <247061435589@andrews.edu>
Date: 21 Dec 89 19:25:34 GMT
Reply-To: andrew@andrews.edu (Andrew Gillham)
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Organization: Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Mi
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I got a catalog from a Computer Discount in Colarado, and it had a page 
advertising the Spirit Technologies' "AX-S" Amiga 500 expansion system.
This appeared to be a setup that allows the use of IBM/PC expansion cards
via a bus/backplane and a device library.

the retail price was $199.00, and it was a Case, power supply, 7 slots,
4 drive bays and the library (which allows drivers to access the device,
but Spirit has drivers for only a few devices, I guess)
there was also a list of expansion boards that could be bought and used with
the device.  From the variety/type and pricing (e.g. serial port $17) they
appeared to be all IBM/PC boards.

This sounds pretty neat to me!  (PC boards are super cheap!)
I wonder if anyone has used/seen/thought.about.buying this thing?
Or hasn't anyone heard about it?  (or is it junk and I haven't heard about it?)

please E-mail me about!!  (and post if you have lots of info!)

-Andrew