CompuServe Thread

386/486 Bridgeboards

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#120292From: mark stevensOct 31, 1993 9:36 AM
John, There are adverts for the 386/486 Bridgeboards liberally sprinkled throughout the Amiga range of magazines but no one can actually supply them if pressed. A recent note I saw on CIX suggested both boards had been withdrawn due to internal read/write errors being unacceptable and there was little prospect of them appearing in the near future – whatever that is. I would suggest that even if you find a supplier be careful as he may be offloading old stock which will of course have the above problem. If you do find any further info on this please let me know as I am after a 486 emulation which isn't overpriced with loads of unwanted specs (i.e Golden Gate from VORTEX). Regards Mark
#120441From: Allan TreadwellNov 1, 1993 5:01 PM
Mark I have had an 486 Bridgeboard for about 4 months and havent had any read write errors.The only problem I had was getting the shared drive to work so I gave up and got a external drive. It is a cut down version of the 486 (486SLC) which is not a true 32bit processor. Allan – on AutoPilot from Surbiton,Surrey,England