From: David Laundon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Andrew Collier wrote: > > Internal, in this context, refers to whether or not it is the ASIC itself > > which handles these ports. Eg, it handles the MIDI interactions so that is > > internal, but there is a seperate sound chip so those ports are classed > > external. The floppy ports are also so a seperate chip, and I think the > > printer ports are external too. > > Oh, I always thought the sound chip was affected in the same way.
Mmmm... I think the contention comes in when the ASIC has to do the port-decode and put that signal line out on the bus. Not 100% sure though. So it'd affect the disc controllers, printer, sound chip, but not any other external devices... Simon
