Re: PC Vector generator card... (and ESB update)

From: Paul Kahler <phkahler_at_Oakland.edu>
Date: Mon Mar 23 1998 - 17:29:50 EST

> I've decided to use the ADSP2181. (It's a DSP) Turns out it's REALLY
> cool for this application.
>
> Basically the DSP sits more-or-less directly on the ISA bus connected
> through the "Internal DMA" port. This allows the PC to get at the 80K
> bytes of data/program memory in the DSP. The PC can boot-strap the

Ummm Clay... What's an ISA bus? :-) Really, I understand the idea is to
use a cheapo-486 running an emulator, but you are aware that there are
motherboards that have no ISA slots these days? Of course when pentiums
are old, PCI chips will be cheap too and someone can do a redesign
for "current old junk" at that time :-)

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Received on Mon Mar 23 14:30:46 1998

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