Re: Amiga 2000 and XT Bridgeboard Use

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From: Robert Gutierrez
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1990 23:01

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jma@beach.cis.ufl.edu (John 'Vlad' Adams) writes:
>Thanks to the educational discount, I'm ordering one of the Amigas
>with the XT Bridgeboard.  I'd be greatly appreciative if someone who
>owns such a system could answer some questions for me. Such as:
>a)  Can it access the 3.5 drives in IBM 720k mode?
>b)  Any problems running software packages such as Turbo-C
>    (I run mostly unprotected business and language packages.)
>c)  Any comments from experience to warn/advise me about the system?

I am also considering a purchase of the bridgeboard. One important
question is can it use an Intel 386/PC accelerator board. I think I
remember somebody saying it did not like the Intel board, but the
Sota 386 (maybe 286) board worked fine.

>Email replies will be greatly appreciated.  Thanks!

Same here.  Thanks in advance.

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