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lucas/france

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#5391From: marcel jacquesNov 6, 1990 8:20 AM
I would like to know if someone has the lucas board and france to now if they could use 32bits kikstart with it ??
#5507From: Phil SaundersNov 7, 1990 2:40 PM
Yes, it comes with a utility to put Kickstart into Frances' 32 bit ram. If you don't have one, I have a Lucas/Frances system for sale because it is not compatible with my hard drive. It is fully assembled and tested, includes all parts (including one meg of 32 bit ram). The board works on my Amiga, but not with my hard drive. I'm asking $450, the parts, circuit boards, and chips cost $550-600. You can Email or call me if you're interested or have questions. Phil Saunders, 703-823-6742 (Je parle en peu francais)
#5558From: marcel jacquesNov 8, 1990 8:01 AM
Thank you for the board but I have all the parts and the 68'S for good price I knew there was a way for regular kickstart but how about the version 2 software ? What is your controler that does not work with lucas .
#5658From: Phil SaundersNov 9, 1990 4:23 PM
It's a Xetec fastTrak. Supposedly the designer Brad Gibbs is working on software to allow tyhe use of the version 2 Kickstart in ram. Now word on when it might be available. er, "no word"
#5662From: marcel jacquesNov 9, 1990 5:14 PM
I got a XETEC too . Thank you any way for the info . s
#5854From: daniel wolfNov 11, 1990 7:42 PM
interesting problem with the Xetec, guys. I've had no problems using a TrumpCard and now upgraded to a TrumpCardPro (both are really the TC500 box turned around backward and plugged into the A1000 86-pin bus. Have a 40-meg quantum and 335 meg Priam both running on a long cable from the TCPro500 down to an external drive/power box and drives. Works like a champ with Lucas/Frances on my original 1985 A1000. Need drives? Cheap? Email or call me.
#5853From: daniel wolfNov 11, 1990 7:38 PM
marcel, I've been running Lucas/Frances and using the AFM program supplied by Brad Fowles with the system to activate the 4Megs on Frances and load kickstart into it according to the docs for AFM No problem running Kickstart in 32-bit Frances RAM and it does speed things up a bit.