Re: Amiga and Retina ZII

[Bernd Sieker <bsieker%techfak.uni-bielefeld.de@localhost>]

On 25.02.99, 09:35:52, Richard Koerber wrote:
> 
> The Retina Z2 is quite old, slow, and can only be accessed in a
> segmented mode. AFAIK this is the reason why there are no drivers
> available. You will not be happy with it...

I'd like to know, though, why support for it has been dropped. I
remember, some years ago, using NetBSD 0.8 on an A2000 with a Retina
Z2 board, and it worked fine. Since Markus Wild owned a Retina, this
was the first board ever to be supported in NetBSD/amiga.

There is a kernel driver for this board and you will get a console on
it.

> 
> You own an A3000, so why don't you get a real Zorro III board?
> I'd suggest to get a CyberVision64. It is one of the best (and
> best supported) gfx boards ever built for the Amiga, IMHO.

The CyberVision 64 is not easy to get by, but I also recommend it. The
Retina Z3 is of similar quality, but even harder to get.

> 
> --
> Richard Körber              rkoerber%piro.net@localhost

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Bernd Sieker

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