Date   : Thu, 09 Mar 2006 11:36:40 +0000
From   : Fragula <fragula@...>
Subject: Re: 1MHZ SCSI/ATA board.

Andrew Benham wrote:

>> It's often amused me that the ACB4000 controlling the hard disk
>> on my BBC Master has an 8085 microprocessor on it, and a fair
>> amount of RAM.  So the hard disk SCSI->ST506 bridge board is
>> probably more powerful than the BBC is...

Methinks you overrate the Power of Intel sir! Don't confuse RPM with BHP.

Check the memory access timings. Cycle for cycle, I'll take a 6502 any day.

Cheers!

M. (Intel Outside!)