Conference hydra::amiga_v1

5255.0. "A5000 now 199 quid !" by VIVIAN::D_VISTUER () Sun Dec 08 1991 18:21

    Now SSL have dropped the price of the A5000 and B5000 series for the
    Xmas season sales, I have been reading everything I can about the
    A5000. This suites my budget.
    
    From what I understand, there seems to be a VERY SERIOUS problem with
    DMA R/W into 32 bit memory, in some cases being even slower than a
    floppy (read note 4073.18 for review of A5000).
    	HDtoolbox fails to run in 32 bit mode so do things like Sysinfo.
    The price drop to 199 pounds makes the board an attractive proposition,
    especially as it can offer a 600% speed increase over a normally
    aspirated amiga and with the ADSpeed at 175 pounds I would rather go
    for a 020.
    	So, I would be indebted to anyone who can give me a further insite
    as to the worthiness of possibly purchasing this card. I have
    particular interest in the DMA problem.
    
    Thanks for your input and Merry Xmas.
    
    Dave. (A.K.A Santa)
    

    I'm also quite interested in this at that price. Let me know your
    opinion if you get one.
    
    					Cheers,
    						George.