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- From: C_Reifenrath@TOSCHIBO.ruhr.de (Clemens Reifenrath)
- Subject: Re: Amiga WALKER (new slot-box)
- Message-ID: <xT96RMDD4aUz1@tsb049.toschibo.ruhr.de>
- Date: Wed, 20 Mar 96 10:31:45 CET
- Organization: Galaktischer Sicherheitsdienst
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- jralph@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Jolyon Ralph") wrote:
-
- > > > So there's still no way to get a graphics card into it. Not
- > > > interested.
- > >
- > > Why not? Since it is a CPU local bus, the interface to the cards
- > > video ram can be even faster than on current Zorro3 implementation.
-
- Having been to CeBit yesterday, I can't imagine how any
- expansion card could be connected to peripheral devices (eg. a
- monitor) in the real world (ie. outside of the strange casing).
-
- The minimum of connection plugs resides in the base. In front
- you have joystick plugs (and keyboard? trying to remember...),
- the back side shows chinch, par, ser, power and video plug.
- Maybe it's possible to join a graphics card's output to the main
- plug internally? I'm no technician, but the whole thing seems
- very strange to me.
-
- In the middle of the back I saw the power unit, no slot and no
- room for it. I'd hope I'm wrong, but I'm afraid I'm not :7
-
- > The point is, I think, that we'll have to wait for video cards (or zorro
- > slots) to use with the new machine. How long? 2 months? 6 months? longer?
-
- I'd say, the existing cards will never fit in there, so you're
- right, and that's bad.
-
- > I know I couldn't put up with an AGA-only Amiga for that long...
-
- Agreed.
-
- Clemens
-
-