Janus/Bridgeboard problem

[Motormouth]

There are two things you can to make bridgeboard experience better. (ok 4)

One:
If your A2000 does not have the 16 bit ISA  extensions in the last two slot, get some and solder them in, this allows you to have access to three 16 bit ISA cards.

Two:
If you are up to it Upgrade your 2386 to 16 megs using one of the hardware mods on aminet:  http://aminet.net/search?query=2386

Three:
find a Cardinal SoundVision 16 bit ISA card that comes with SVGA-Sound-SCSI, and Game port.   As amiga owner I know you have extra SCSI stuff lying around and it only takes one 16 bit ISA slot.  These come up on ebay occasionally.

Four:
As spirantho has already said a 486SLC/2 or 486SLC/3 that snaps on top of the 386sx is nice to have.  The Cryix 50 mhz, like Spirantho's, is easier to overclock the ISA bus.
The Evergreen 486SLC/3 75 mhz does not like the ISA bus overclocked.
The Cryix is better if video graphic are more important to you the Evergreen is better if you want raw CPU performance.

[Motormouth]

Three:
find a Cardinal SoundVision 16 bit ISA card that comes with SVGA-Sound-SCSI, and Game port.   As amiga owner I know you have extra SCSI stuff lying around and it only takes one 16 bit ISA slot.  These come up on ebay occasionally.

Sorry to quote myself, but their is a Cardinal Soundvision 16 bit card up on ebay right now.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cardinal-SoundStudio-16-Bit-ISA-Card-With-Floppys-And-Manuals-MPC500S-/121454742329?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c47444b39

But it is way expensive, and no this not my auction.  I love my amiga stuff too much to part with any of it.

Edit:  After looking at the ebay listing a bit closer this version of the card does not have the SVGA on it.  It as the layout for the SVGA chip and hardware associated hardware, but it is not included.  too bad.

[Motormouth]

Incidentally, you can if you're handy ity an SMT rework statistics n remove the 80386sx chip entirely, and fit a Cx486SLC2e/50 chip directly to the bridgeboard - this is what I did. I have a brand new SLC2 chip waiting patiently for the next 386sx bridgeboard (CBM or golden gate) to come along.

@Spirantho Cool!  The surface mount soldering always scared me.

I have only used the snap on ones.  The bad with the snap on ones is they can come off on occasion.  They can be expensive (and or rare now of days).   But, the snap on ones do have some advantages 1) some (not all) come with cache memory.  2) you can always turn them off. (not that you would want too).