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- From: bjbernstein@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Brian J. Bernstein)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.emulations
- Subject: Extending A2000's ISA bus?
- Date: 18 Jan 96 17:59:31 -0500
- Organization: Miami University
- Message-ID: <1996Jan18.175931@miavx1>
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- I recently got an old 286 machine from a friend of mine which doesn't work. I
- figured I'd just use it for parts, but I noticed something interesting.
-
- This machine is 'modular' in the way that the only circuit board in the
- computer is an ISA bus that has power from the power supply. The CPU, memory,
- and everything else expected on the motherboard are on two separate cards, so
- you could have bought an 8086 or 80286 and stuck it in the same case. KIND of
- like plugging a bridgeboard in and having it be connected to the ISA bus.
-
- So in my eternal quest for packing too much stuff into my machine, I wondered
- if I could make some kind of o cable with ISA type connections on either end,
- and basically continue the ISA bus from my A2000 to this empty PC.
-
- Would this work? I understand I'd probably have to not jump the power lines
- from the ISA bus to avoid a short or something, but if just the
- data/address/signal lines were connected...
-
- Any response would be appreciated.. Thanks!
-
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