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alternative PCI solutions
« on: November 23, 2003, 01:49:23 AM »
Hi guys,

I just been looking through the forums and cant find any talk of the Predator-SE or Predator boards.
Is noone using these boards? If people dont want Elbox's Mediator why dont they use the Predator-SE?

Does anyone here use the Predator-SE? Can it be used with any accelerator or does it have to a PPC card?

Or was this PCI expansion from eyetech never released.
 

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Re: alternative PCI solutions
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2003, 02:04:28 AM »
The Predator is a rebadged G-rex. You can find more information about them here.

(So, yes, one of these requires a blizzard ppc card to function.)
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Re: alternative PCI solutions
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2003, 02:14:13 AM »
it would be nice if there were an "all in one" expansion for the "classic" Amiga's, something like an 800Mhz PPC CPU accelerator that also provided PCI and IDE.

I guess the closer you get to doing that though, the closer you get to an A1/pegasos, but it would still be really neat, and maintain OS3.9 compatibility.

I guess people will have to look for alternatives if they want to use an Algor though.
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Re: alternative PCI solutions
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2003, 02:38:14 AM »
it is a shame to not upgrade the trusty A1200 who kept u warm through the winter.
But sometimes u have to let go. to keep the platform alive new systems should be bought up and developers supported.

My A1200 is begging for some PCI goodness but a voodoo3 is nothing compared to a Raedon.

Things on my shopping list:
Pegasos 1Ghz system

A1200 expansion:
Mediator PCI SX busboard
SharkPPC G4
USB expansion
Voodoo 5
Sound Blaster
Ethernet

network both systems together to sit chatting to each other :-D