strange picasso IV mediator dependancy

[tone007]

Do you have any other, erm, cheaper Zorro cards lying around to substitute for the PIV?

I could write off a nice old 2MB RAM card as a bus terminator.

[tone007]

Yes, the A3000's daughterboard needs to be installed for the A3000 to work, perhaps your busboard isn't doing a good job of pretending to be a daughterboard, or is missing a resistor or something.

I wouldn't think the video slot would be an issue, but it's possible.