Sold Fully assembled Lo-tech 8-bit IDE Adapter rev.2. (Full XT-IDE)
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Payment received from Polku for 1 card. Will try to ship tomorrow, or will ship Friday at the latest. 3 cards left to go.
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Hello,
Does anyone know about pro/cons of using this card in a Commodore A286 bridgeboard ?
I mean, when I get this bridgeboard in my Amiga 2000 and add a video card, there will only be 2 8bit ISA slots available, so I thought a Lo-Tech controller would be a nice solution for an IDE HD/Compact Flash.
However, from the Wiki I gather that these cards are more geared toward INTEL 8086/88 and Nec V20 CPUs.
Are they efficient in actual AT mode ?
While I am at it, would a Lo-Tech 2MB EMS ram expansion work on such configuration ?
Thanks !
Does anyone know about pro/cons of using this card in a Commodore A286 bridgeboard ?
I mean, when I get this bridgeboard in my Amiga 2000 and add a video card, there will only be 2 8bit ISA slots available, so I thought a Lo-Tech controller would be a nice solution for an IDE HD/Compact Flash.
However, from the Wiki I gather that these cards are more geared toward INTEL 8086/88 and Nec V20 CPUs.
Are they efficient in actual AT mode ?
While I am at it, would a Lo-Tech 2MB EMS ram expansion work on such configuration ?
Thanks !
CarlosTex
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There ae various XT-IDE BIOS versions. XT is compiled to use only 8088 instructions, XT+ includes 186 instruction set which gives a boost to systems with NEC V20 and there is the AT version that includes 286 instructions.
I don't own an Amiga so i can't test it but i also don't see a reason why it wouldn't work. If the bridgeboard makes the machine AT compatible then 2MB EMS should work too.
I don't own an Amiga so i can't test it but i also don't see a reason why it wouldn't work. If the bridgeboard makes the machine AT compatible then 2MB EMS should work too.
isaaclau1997
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Hey,
I am quite interested in this. I have both a 5150 and a 5160, would you device work with both when I plug it in to a zip drive or any ide disk drive?
Thanks
I am quite interested in this. I have both a 5150 and a 5160, would you device work with both when I plug it in to a zip drive or any ide disk drive?
Thanks
CarlosTex
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Yes it will work with IDE drives. In fact it will also work with SATA drives if you use an IDE to SATA bridge. I use a 10k WD raptor drive and i get lightning speeds on an XT. I haven't tried an SSD yet but i'm sure i will. And yes this card works on the 5150 and 5160, it's the fastest card out there and also works on slot 8 since the optional componentes are included.
It will also work with Iomega ZIP drives but you'll need to have a NEC V20 to use a patched driver that allows the drive to talk to the XT-IDE card. You can check the video in the first page.
It will also work with Iomega ZIP drives but you'll need to have a NEC V20 to use a patched driver that allows the drive to talk to the XT-IDE card. You can check the video in the first page.
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