Bus Latency

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From: Mark Waggoner
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1989 21:17

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Does anyone know what the maximum expected latency for a dma
peripheral on the Amiga bus is?  The recent postings about dma vs.
non-dma disk controllers mention that dma can be locked out for a long
time when an overscan screen is being displayed, but how long is "a
long time?"

Thanks.
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From: waggoner@dtg.nsc.com (Mark Waggoner)
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Subject: Bus Latency
Keywords: bus dma latency
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Date: 17 Nov 89 21:17:14 GMT
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