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Advantages of Minimig with ethernet:
 
Advantages of Minimig with ethernet:
:* Eliminating the need for swapping flashmemories
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* No need to use flashmemories
:* Faster access time
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* Faster
:* Allows direct connection to software archives etc..
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* Can be used online
:* Faster development cycle (edit - test - crash ..)
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* Faster development cycle (edit - test - crash ..)
:* Handle decompression of disc images on a server
 
  
Relatively simple. Needs only an ethernet PHY in essence.
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Relativly simple. Needs only an ethernet PHY in essence.
 
Thoe only 4 user i/o is free = problem.
 
Thoe only 4 user i/o is free = problem.
  
Network boot idea:
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A cheapskate version is to use on pin per direction without protective magnetics for 10Base-T networking. Uses easy manchester encoding.
:Simulate harddisc, then mount nfs..
 
  
A cheapskate version is to use one pin per direction without protective magnetics for 10Base-T networking. 10Base-T use easy manchester encoding.
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An I/O expansion could otherwise be done with an external fpga-2 that communicates with the first one via a highspeed bus.
 
 
An I/O expansion could otherwise be done with an external fpga no#2 that communicates with the first one via a highspeed bus (~750 Mbps per lane or similar).
 
 
 
[http://wwwuser.cs.rose-hulman.edu/~gunnbr/enetAmiga.html Ethernet on the Amiga rose-hulman.edu]<br>
 
[http://www.faqs.org/faqs/amiga/networking-faq/part1/ Amiga networking-faq 1/2] [http://www.faqs.org/faqs/amiga/networking-faq/part2/ 2/2]
 
 
 
[[Ethernet PHY STE100P]]<br>
 

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