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Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: Multiple IDE devices on single Acard 7720UW
« on: May 30, 2015, 04:45:17 PM »
Quote from: mechy;790211
No, its one scsi/ide bridge to device.

Not that I would try, but I guess something like the TrueIDE wouldn't work either?  It's one device...  just one device that happens to support two cards, LOL. :lol:

So no Master/Slave?

http://amigakit.leamancomputing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1203
Amiga 500: 2MB Chip|16MB Fast|30MHz 68030+68882|3.9|Indivision ECS|GVP A500HD+|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|Cocolino|SCSI DVD-RAM
Amiga 2000: 2MB Chip|136MB Fast|50MHz 68060|3.9|Indivision ECS + GVP Spectrum|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|AD516|X-Surf 100|RapidRoad|Cocolino|SCSI CD-RW
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Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: Multiple IDE devices on single Acard 7720UW
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2015, 06:24:55 AM »
Quote from: danbeaver;790234
IDE "Controllers" can have 2 devices, a Master and a Slave; the ACard is a "Bridge" or a conversion device, not a controller.

That's what I was thinking, using the ACard as a bridge to a controller that supported two cards.  Wonder if it would work?  Yeah, probably not.  I wouldn't be surprised if some enterprising Amiga user tries it out though!  :)

Edit: Does the Amiga even recognize when there's an ACard plugged in?  I would think it would be invisible to the system, the Amiga would just see the device at the end of the chain?
Amiga 500: 2MB Chip|16MB Fast|30MHz 68030+68882|3.9|Indivision ECS|GVP A500HD+|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|Cocolino|SCSI DVD-RAM
Amiga 2000: 2MB Chip|136MB Fast|50MHz 68060|3.9|Indivision ECS + GVP Spectrum|Mechware card reader + 8GB CF|AD516|X-Surf 100|RapidRoad|Cocolino|SCSI CD-RW
 Amiga videos and other misc. stuff at https://www.youtube.com/CompTechMike/videos