what should i buy?
08-Oct-89 10:18:08
Sb: #68713-what should i buy?
Fm: Darrin Raposa 73327,3453
To: Ethan Solomita 70137,3271
Just a couple of commets:
1. The 2090/2090A are VERY fast controllers. 2. The rodime drives that c= has
been shipping recently with the 2090/2090a is a fine drive.
Quick/quiet/reliable, But MFM format. 3. The main reason I am "down" on the
2090/2090A is their perfomance under high DMA conditions. Most of the Amigas
we sell are used in video. Our 7 A2000s are used mostly for video. The
degredation in performance under 16color hires full overscan conditions (even
with the patch2090 installed) is enough for me not to recommend it to my
customers. 16 color hires overscan is used extensivly in video. The 2090/2090A
DMA problems become quite bothersome especially in the commercial world where
time is money.
Darrin Raposa