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- From: al158305@academ01.mty.itesm.mx (Gustavo Cordova Avila)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: tons 'o questions...
- Message-ID: <al158305.714239335@academ01>
- Date: 19 Aug 92 15:48:55 GMT
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- 890530m@dragon.acadiau.ca (Darren MacKenzie) writes:
-
- >Okay, here's a couple of questions...
-
- >First of all. My friend gave me a 20 Meg drive (I wonder why...20 megs
- >is almost useless now!), and it's ESDI. I know they made ESDI controllers
-
- EEEKKK!!! ESDI!!! ewww!! spray some raid on it and throw it away!!
- It can contaminate you!! Look!! You're sprouting two communication
- ports!! AAARRRGGGHHH!!!
-
- hmmm...better save some pennies like me, or you'll end up getting
- an scsi controller for that esdi drive (a'la adaptec).
-
- >for the Amiga (I own a 500) at one point, but do they still?? I got one
- >priced at over $600!! That's crazy!! I can buy a 120 Meg SCSI/IDE drive
- >for less than that!! If anyone can, please E-mail me some info.
-
- Well... then only way that I would know of is using a setup like the
- one used by ALF, an IBM controller adaptor :) or using an adaptec
- thingy with an scsi host adaptor. Not the most efficient thing in the
- world :(
-
- >Also, the new "Super Denise"...does this just plop into the Denise socket,
- >or what??
-
- Or what. :) Yup, you just plop it into the older denise socket. I don't
- know it the newer modes can be used without an ultra-super-obese-fatter
- agnus, that question's for someone else. (Dave?)
-
- >Is it "plopable" into a flicker-fixer? Any knowledge would
- >be appreciated.
-
- I don't know why'd you want to plop it into a FF, it won't do any good
- there (unless you'd like to explain what you meant by that).
-
- >And finally, can you just pop out the Fat Agnus and pop in the Fatter Agnus
- >(1 Meg). I know the 2 Meg requires a new board, but I wasn't sure of
- >the 1 Meg.
-
- Hmmm... I think you can plip out the 512K fat agnus and plop in a 1meg agnus
- in it's place, but you need to have the 1 meg ram in your machine at the
- proper address range, and also cut some traces on the board (or do some
- jumpers).
-
- >If possible, please E-mail me the info, if anyone can.
- >Thanks in advance.
- >-Doc
-
-
- -Gus
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- Gustavo Cordova Avila | Majoring in Electronics & Computer Sciences
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