🚀 go-pugleaf

On 11 Apr 1996 15:01:19 GMT, Robin Hood (bx@dl.ac.uk) wrote:
: Hi,  Anyone using CD32+ A1200 setup ?

No but I have used one, and your question is easy enough
even if I hadn't.

: I understand A1200 can use CD32 as a slave drive to
: fetch files from CD. If a program on the CD

Yes, but it unuseably slow except for grabbing files of an
Aminet CD or similar.

: is  executed from A1200, is it run on CD32, or A1200, or on both ?

It is run on the A1200, as that is the computer you are accessing it
from.

: Can propgram address all the ram on both CD32 and A1200 ?

I don't know what propgram is, but it would be pointless addressing
the RAM on the CD32 if you're using the A1200 (and vice-versa)
because of the slow speed.

: SX32 is indeed a very neat add-on for CD32,

Yup, sure is.

: but for the cost of a Bare SX32, you can get both  CD32 and  a A1200
: (USED) that has buit-in FDD and keyboard, and more expansion potential.
: than SX32. the only drawback of the later set-up is that the 2Mb CD32 chip ram
: may not be shared by the whole system, but A1200 has 2 Mb instead.

The main dis-advantage is not that, but that a Sernet link is little
faster than a 28.8k modem.

: My only complaint for SX32 is it is too expensive.

They cost quite a bit to produce. Most of the controller chips for
FD and HD are in there. Don't think most of it's going to profit.

: hope the price will be more reasonable soon. as far as
: profit of a product is concerned, do not forget
: $100 x 1000 >> $200 x 100 

But when the SX32s cost more than 100 dollars to produce, you are
making a loss.

Stu. :)
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