1 Dec
2009
1 Dec
'09
9:17 p.m.
On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 10:57 PM, Jim Leonard <trixter at oldskool.org> wrote:
I swear I remember Lotus 1-2-3 running on the original
A1000 at its swanky
launch demo in 1985 -- was that software, or a bridgecard?
There was a software-only dos emulator that was frighteningly slow on the
68k. Bridge cards were only for the machines with isa slots like the 2000,
3000, etc. The isa slots were inactive until you plugged in a bridge
board. It acted as a bridge between the zorro slots and isa slots,
providing power to the isa side. The 1000 didn't have isa slots or internal
zorro slots. Just that side connector, which is technically a zorro slot,
just like the one on the 500.
brian