#A1200 & the CD32
28-Sep-93 12:47:59
Sb: #116200-#A1200 & the CD32
Fm: Sam Yates 100237,323
To: Charles Collinson 100014,1044
Gday Charles,
In answer to your question regarding PCMCIA vs Processor slot:
PCMCIA has a transfer speed of about 3.5Mb per second (ie. the same as
Zorro II), however it does not have DMA (Direct Memory Access) or a 32 bit
data path (both of which are required by the `Akiko' chip (Chunky <->
Planar and CD-ROM control)).
I understand that the 1200/CD32 add on will have slots for fast memory. (I
just hope there is a way to connect the MPEG chipset to it.)
Sam Yates – Montrose, Victoria, Australia. A1200HD
Internet: sam_yates@guru.apana.org.au