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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: AF-Domains.net on February 11, 2004, 09:32:13 PM

Title: Buffering A1200 trapdoor interface
Post by: AF-Domains.net on February 11, 2004, 09:32:13 PM
Is there a way to make an adapter to buffer the Amiga 1200 trapdoor slot?
Title: Re: Buffering A1200 trapdoor interface
Post by: Karlos on February 11, 2004, 10:24:02 PM
Buffer in what sense?
Title: Re: Buffering A1200 trapdoor interface
Post by: iamaboringperson on February 11, 2004, 10:31:14 PM
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Karlos wrote:
Buffer in what sense?
Some of these, I would guess:
(http://csc.colstate.edu/bosworth/cpsc5155/CPSC5155_Ch01_files/image020.gif)
Title: Re: Buffering A1200 trapdoor interface
Post by: Karlos on February 12, 2004, 12:00:00 PM
What, not enough gate driver capacity for ye?

If you were designing a custom PCI bus or something I'd see the point, but why else would you want to?
Title: Re: Buffering A1200 trapdoor interface
Post by: bloodline on February 12, 2004, 12:08:05 PM
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AF-Domains.net wrote:
Is there a way to make an adapter to buffer the Amiga 1200 trapdoor slot?


Why do you need to buffer it?
Title: Re: Buffering A1200 trapdoor interface
Post by: xeron on February 12, 2004, 12:25:55 PM
ermmmm.... why?
Title: Re: Buffering A1200 trapdoor interface
Post by: AF-Domains.net on February 12, 2004, 12:25:58 PM
All I wanted to know was is it posible to buffer the trapdoor interface that's all.
Title: Re: Buffering A1200 trapdoor interface
Post by: xeron on February 12, 2004, 12:28:34 PM
yes, but why would you want to buffer it? I mean you can buffer any signal, but I don't understand what you would achieve by buffering the A1200 trapdoor slot...
Title: Re: Buffering A1200 trapdoor interface
Post by: Karlos on February 12, 2004, 12:29:40 PM
The short answer would be yes. Unless you plan to split the trapdoor into multiple slots or whatever, there really isn't much point...
Title: Re: Buffering A1200 trapdoor interface
Post by: bloodline on February 12, 2004, 12:40:25 PM
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AF-Domains.net wrote:
All I wanted to know was is it posible to buffer the trapdoor interface that's all.


It could add delays in the signals, that would be pointless.