Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!super!udel!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!cadre!pitt!cisunx!ejkst From: ejkst@cisunx.UUCP (Eric J. Kennedy) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: 68020/68881 board Message-ID: <11655@cisunx.UUCP> Date: 9 Aug 88 11:54:39 GMT References:<4447@cbmvax.UUCP> Reply-To: ejkst@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (Eric J. Kennedy) Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Comp & Info Sys Lines: 21 In article <4447@cbmvax.UUCP> daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie) writes: >> 1) How compatible is it with current software? > >Very, like probably 99.9%. What's likely to die? Only thing that occurs to me >is the R-C type dongle, as used with X-CAD. These things are very sensitive >to CPU speed, generally depending on CPU dependent timing loops. Under V1.3, >the 68881 interface will be supported if they did it right. If my Superbase Professional dongle dies, (same company) I'm going to be SCREAMING mad!! I've already had it not work on me a couple of times, for god-only-knows what reasons; had to cold start to get at my data. Damn ##$$@^%$! dongles -- ------------ Eric Kennedy ejkst@cisunx.UUCP