[Coco] MPI replacements?

[Phill Harvey-Smith]

Little John (GIMEchip.com) wrote:
> Sorry about getting the name wrong :-)

No probs :)

> So you did the MESS emulations? COOL

Indeed.

> I just recently tried them and the beta machine would have been
> marvelous. I imagine they are rare?

Yep, there where IIRC only ever 3 beta machines in existance, the
whereabouts of 2 are known, and only one of those is known to be working.

> Thanks for the info. I'm just looking for projects to keep me
> designing and working away and the Dragon Beta really looks cool.
> Does one of the CPU's run just the video, or are they both dedicated
> to processing power? I imagine OS-9 would scream if that's the case.

One is the main processor and the other is used basically as an I/O 
controler, drives the disk etc.

> I would love to find one, but I've probably got a better chance at
> loacting a dodo bird? :-)

See comments above :)

Cheers.

Phill.

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Phill Harvey-Smith, Programmer, Hardware hacker, and general eccentric !

"You can twist perceptions, but reality won't budge" -- Rush.