Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!dptg!att!cbnewsl!mgh1 From: mgh1@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (matthew.g.hetman) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: XT BridgeBoard Accelerator Cards ... Any success stories? Message-ID: <2105@cbnewsl.ATT.COM> Date: 3 Oct 89 03:42:08 GMT References: <4242@cbnewsh.ATT.COM> Distribution: usa Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 28 In article <4242@cbnewsh.ATT.COM>, doug@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (douglas.sulpy) writes: > Has anyone successfully used an Accelerator card with an XT BridgeBoard? > I'm currently looking at the Orchid TinyTurbo286 and the Charge Card 286 > featured in CompuAdd's catalog (I like CompuAdd because if the cards > end up not working correctly with the Amiga I'll have no problem returning > them). Selling the XT BrigeBoard and purchasing an AT BridgeBoard is > beyond my budget right now (although I know it's the obvious solution :-)). I tried two accelerator cards with my XT bridgeboard. One was a glaring success which led me to a disasterous failure. I first tried the SOTA-386X accelerator card and it worked great. I measured 6 fold improvement in screen graphics alone. I was about to order one when I discovered a fantastic sale on the Intel 386 In-board. I took a chance and purchased one. When I opened the package I discovered to my dismay that the Intel board required you to disable your standard memory down to 256k. After a long thought, and I am fairly competent with hardware mods, I un- soldered a bank of chips from my bridgeboard and was ready to try it out. Well, un expectant to me, the Intel board and my GVP 80 meg hardcard did nott agree. Poof went my hard drive and out came my Intel board. I replaced my memory chips, and to my partial delight, the Amiga and bridgeboard booted up fine. But my hard drive was dead. Moral of the story, not all accelerator boards are alike. The SOTA 386X is great and I hope to fine one real soon at good discount price. The one I used was borrowed. I don't think I will chance too many others unless I here from someone else who was successful. Matt Hetman .