> ] Oh, and the access is slow, but still at least 25% faster than the > ] disk drive. And you don't have to disable interrupts. And it's easier > ] to program too. > > WHA?????? 25%? You are kidding, right? > > Are we talking Amiga A590 upgrade here or what?
Can't be helped -- It's a WD Caviar 280 hd, and I'm polling it as fast as I can. If you want DMA, it'll be another 15 quid on the price -- and I'm not joking about that. > I want a Hard Drive with a decent access time or not one at all. I'm not > buying one at that speed. If it's the processor, get a DMA chip, for > Chrissakes. They're really easy to program, fast (ish) and cheap too. I know, I know, but they *cost*. > ] :) > > I'm surprised you can smile, Si... > > Oh yeah... how's the processor upgrade coming on? Give us a month -- Martin's put his and my ideas into a schematic over the past week, just got to prototype it now. :) Things are going quite well :) Si
