Was PCI for Amiga a good choice?

[danbeaver]

Using a PCI setup is the same as using a CSPPC card, they were not in Amiga's plans and are not "original hardware," but much of the appeal of the Amiga (and many other systems) is the ability to adapt to the user's needs; I call this, "Wouldn't it be cool to..."  This is the same statement that gets us in trouble as well -- usually with a significant other.

With a PCI configuration, one is only limited by the software drivers for the card, not the hardware development.

Again, only in my opinion.

[danbeaver]

Dave is a great guy and I missed that talk, but then don't I feel foolish having misunderstood what I said.

[danbeaver]

I'd love to know where there is a huge number of cheap A4000's.

Well, you can have one or the other; there are cheap, non-working A4000's but they require money to repair them, then they are no longer cheap.

[danbeaver]

It was the only practical choice really,since so many cards exist in pci. The $1000 is a trivial expense compared to dev costs.
I would love more native zorro3 cards,but that is not going to happen.
With a mediator and radeon  it makes a nice workbench at 1920x1440 or even wide screen modes. its very fast even in 32bit screens.

I'd love more native Zorro 3 cards with an improved Buster that let the Z3 bus run at full speed.