Microtek Z3i. A good fit?

[fitzsteve]

Unless you really want to use OS4.1 Classic I would suggest a Blizzard PPC & GREX, this is the fastest PCI option for A1200.

As has been said you can't use the Micronik with a Mediator, they both use the A1200 passthough.  I understand the Micronik works better with A4000 accelerators, if you were going to get a CSPPC then I would suggest the Elbox Mirage Pro Tower and mediator 4000D, I've had this setup and it rox :banana:

Right now I just use mine with a CSMkIII since my CSPPC died but I still have my BPPC's.

I ran a Blizzard 1260 with a Meditor 1200SX for a while, it's a very nice setup, I would always go for that instead of the Z3i

You might be interested to read my A1200T project thread:

http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?t=5643

(I think I saw you also on Amibay)

I have a few threads over there so if you need any tips let me know!

[fitzsteve]

Well.

I actually only want the Z3i for a possible future upgrade to PPC (this and the SCSI).
Before that, I'll probably stick with either plain AGA or install a Mediator.

When you're saying, I need Zorro III, you're actually referring to Mediator 4000, right?
So I can only install a Mediator 4000 but not the Mediator 1200, if I'm going with a Z3i?

Furthermore, wouldn't a Mediator 4000 need DMA over the Zorro III slots? The Zorro III slots on the Z3i are, unfortunately, not fully compliant and don't support DMA.

The Z3i does not have Zorro III, it is only a ZorroII Busboard, if you have an A4000 CPU attached then you can access the fast ZorroII mode supported by a few cards (I think maybe the CV64/3D) but it's still not Zorro III

The Mediator Boards have both PCI and Zorro III slots.

By the way, in case you didn't know the PCI slots on the Micronik don't work.

As said in my other post too, you cannot use both a Z3i and a Mediator, they both connect in the same way and occupy the same space, it's one or the other!

All the best,

Steve.

[fitzsteve]

Huh huh...http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/search.pl?product=Micronik+A1200+Z-3i+&company=&amiga=&intf=&mid=&base=dec&pid=
...but the ZorroIII implementation is clearly slower than the original.

Looks like I may well be wrong here!
 
http://eabmobile.abime.net/showthread.php?p=291458
 
There is some good reading in that thread at EAB.