Author: Flash (cvx-sto-1-50.ppp.netlink.se)
Date: 10-02-2000 19:22
Hey, thanx alot, Gurjit.
Well, it IS possible to build a DSP card for the Mega, or even the STE, but
there´s no softwares to use it with. Can´t use Falcon soft since you would
have to run TOS 4.04, and to do that, you would have to rebuild the entire
machine. See the problem? Sorry, but I doubt that people would start write
new softs for a DSP-Mega. BUT I agree, it WOULD be cool! (but very slow)
Our quad-030 card is certainly not meant to be used with a ST, or even the
Falcon, since non of them could use even the half of this cards potential.
Also the Falc is a 16 bit machine, though using a 32 bit CPU. And the
"Combel" chip (16 bit data/24 bit adr) can be accelerated from 16 MHZ up to
max ca 25 MHZ, not more. Now, that´s no good for us, so we´re working on a
better motherboard, that also will have Motorolas new 1200 MIPS DSP!! :)
(check it out at: http://ebus.mot-sps.com/ProdCat/sg/0,1251,M98594,00.html)
Now, there ARE certain 16-bit DSP´s on Motorolas site, that could be used
with a ST or Mega. What about the ASM coders? Would they write softs for it?
Flash @ Flashlabz
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