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ATonce/A2000 experience?

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#26821From: Thomas LeventhalJun 30, 1991 9:55 PM
Does anyone have experience using an ATonce in an AMIGA 2000? I am in the process of looking at the A2286 BridgeBoard and saw an ad for the ATonce. Is it worth it to go for the A2286 or will the ATonce provide me a good PC emulator. I don't plan to anything fancy on the emulator but would like something that could run most (if not all) PC programs (e.g. Quicken, Turbo Tax, PC Tools, etc.). Thanks, Tom Leventhal.
#27086From: John BowenJul 3, 1991 3:42 AM
I recently received the ATonce board with adaptor for my 2000. At first, I couldn't get it to work; then, I got it to work for 1 or 2 minutes before the screen would hang up. Finally, I was able to get on-line with it, only to find it will still crash at random. I found some of my initial problems were due to not having the board pushed FIRMLY down into the adaptor board (also, I had to remove my SCSI interface board, and put the ATonce in slot #1). So, I have checked everything: the modem, the cables, the software, and I just don't know where the problem lies, EXCEPT the bit in the manual that says that I MAY need to upgrade my 2000 board if the Rev is older than 6.2. Well, my is 4.3, and I have been told it will cost $900 to upgrade! So, I'm better off getting a real PC, if I can get my money back from Montgomery Grant!
#27182From: Thomas LeventhalJul 3, 1991 8:44 PM
Sounds nasty. Hope that you are able to get this cleared up. Thanks for the input. Gives me some idea as to what to expect from the ATonce. Looks like it may be worth it to spend the extra money and go for the A2286.