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- From: darkrain@mindvox.phantom.com (Swiftshadow)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: PPCP and PowerAmiga
- Date: 13 Apr 1996 13:52:35 GMT
- Organization: Phantom Access Technologies, Inc. / MindVox
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- Darren Eveland (darren@uoguelph.ca) wrote:
- : I'm assuming the PowerAmiga (high end) will be PPCP compatible.
- : However the question is: Will it have a single gfx chipset that
- : is supported, or will there be drivers for different gfx chipsets?
-
- : Also, will that slot in the walker be in the PowerAmigas too?
-
- : I really don't like the idea of another custom expansion slot.
- : it drives costs up for the consumers big time. Why not go
- : with PCI?
-
- If there are to be PowerAmigas and if they are to truly have CHRP (PPCP
- compatitlbe or whatever it is called now) it has to have PCI slots. The
- CHRP specification demands them.
-
- The slot on the Walker is meant to be used as an all around expansion
- slot. It could take an accelerator card (PPC), a PCI slot bridge etc. The
- Walker is NOT mean to be CHRP machine
-
- : Darren
-
- Swiftshadow
-