--- Jeff Hellige &lt;jhellige(a)earthlink.net&gt; wrote: It's been around for a long time. My first ISA bridge for the Amiga was "The Wedge" - IIRC, about $200-something in 1987 - 8-bit only with drivers for only the WesternDigital WX-1 and clones. I got an ST-225 w/Everex WX-1 card (larger than the real thing, unfortunately, because it was hanging off the side of the Amiga and blocked the mouse port - I had to make an extension cable). It was about 200kb/sec because the 8Mhz 68K was wheezing along doing 8-bit PIO. I put together a 20Mb disk solution for $500 out-of-pocket when a CLtd. SCSI system was ~$1000. Think about that compared to today - $50 per meg! After that came the Golden Gate II Bridge Card by David Salomon. When he graduated in 1994, he put up the designs and manufacturing rights for sale; I bought them. The part that keeps this on topic is that while the card is <10 years old, it goes in Amiga 2000s, Amiga 3000s, etc., from 1990 and before. $99.95, MSRP. I'll throw in free ground shipping as a bonus to anyone on the list (and an ISA NIC while my limited supplies last). Blank boards and a parts list are $10 plus shipping (got more than I'll ever make). Right. I knew about that but I never tried it either. I have a couple of A2088 bridge cards but not enough time to fiddle with it. That's been the problem lately - most Amiga power users who want networking have already filled their machines. A two-slot Ethernet solution isn't viable for someone willing to drop the money for networking in the first place. Browsing and watching mpegs are why my A4000 is no longer my everyday machine. I used to read news, write code, do e-mail, etc., all from my A1000 (then A3000, then A4000) from 1986 through about 1997 or so. I am ashamed to admit that I just don't use my Amiga much anymore. I suppose Linux hacking has displaced that sector of my time. It's a pity; they were *fun* machines. I spent a lot of time writing code and fiddling with the hardware (my A1000 has a Rejuvinator, a Spirit Inboard, a Starboard and a ROM switcher - OS1.3 and OS2.x, 5Mb RAM, SCSI - about as far as you can take it without adding slots). -ethan ===== Even though my old e-mail address is no longer going to vanish, please note my new public address: erd(a)iname.com The original webpage address is still going away. The permanent home is: http://penguincentral.com/ See http://ohio.voyager.net/ for details. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/