From: phantomm@suddenlink.net   
      
   "Michael Schwingen"  wrote in message   
   news:slrngqb342.5g8.news-1235297497@a-tuin.dascon.de...   
   > On 2009-02-25, phantomm_1  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Are there any known VME Bus adapters that will work on the Atari MSTE/TT   
   >> that   
   >> will allow more than one VME card to be used/connected at the same time?   
   >   
   > Yes - I remember this has been done by simply connecting a second VME   
   > connector in parallel. Keep the connections as short as possible, and set   
   > both cards to different address & interrupt settings. For cards which   
   > require a big amount of memory space (like a graphics card), finding   
   > enough   
   > address spcce may be difficult in a MSTE, though.   
   >   
   > cu   
   > Michael   
      
   ok...not sure I quite understand how to do this... I've not done alot of VME   
   stuff on Atari.   
   However, today I installed a NOVA Graphics Card into the VME Bus of my   
   4meg, TOS 2.06, MegaSTE which also has a Vortex 386SX installed.   
      
   For the moment, I have it connected to a MAG 17inch SVGA.   
   I'm quite suprised at how Fast it is, even though I'm not running NVDI or   
   Warp 9   
   yet! Looking at pictures in a 24Bit color mode is really nice on the ole   
   MSTE!!   
      
   Michael, when you say "connecting a second VME connector in parallel" are   
   you   
   talking about the Factory Connection inside the MSTE/TT?  Or do you mean   
   something   
   like a board with a long connection that a card plugs into with 2 additional   
   34 pin   
   connectors?   
      
   I have a couple of boards with the long connectors that a card such as a   
   graphics card   
   plugs into. Each board also has a pair of connectors with 34 pins for Ribbon   
   Cables?   
      
   I was wondering if I could somehow use the above board along with the Nova   
   setup so   
   that I can add another type of card?   
      
   If so,  is there any type of Ethernet or other cards that are supported with   
   drivers that I could use   
   on such a setup for use with a Cable Modem for Fast Internet access with the   
   MSTE?   
      
   If not, and I can use the board, what other cards are available or were made   
   other than   
   graphics cards?   
      
   Any help with this is much appreciated.   
      
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