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Amiga PowerPC FAQs |
| Q:Is the PowerUP-board 100% compatible with AmigaOS and 68k programs? |
| A:Yes it is. The PowerUP-board is 100% compatible with all 030-060 compatible programs. |
| Q:Can I use my old 040-060 on the PowerUP-board ? |
| A:Yes, you can. Just remove it from your old accelerator and put it on the PowerUP-board. Note: The Blizzard 603e (+) series is always shipped with an 040 or 060 processor. |
| Q:Will all my programs get PPC-speed ? |
| A:No they won't. Only new programs and games that use the PPC processor will. |
| Q:How do I install the PowerUP-board? |
| A:You simply remove the old CPU-board (or accelerator in the A1200) and replace it with the PowerUP-board. Note: If you are using an Amiga 3000 (T), some work on the motherboard is needed (more information is available from phase5) |
| Q:Will my hardware work like it used to do before the upgrade? |
| A:Yes it will. |
| Q:How big is the L1 cache on the 603e? |
| A:The 603e has 32k (16k data + 16k inst) |
| Q:What speed does the CPU bus run at with the CSPPC installed? |
| A:50mhz for 060 boards and 40mhz for 040 boards. |
| Q:What speed 72pin SIMMS can I use with the CSPPC? |
| A:70ns and faster. |
| Q:Are there programs available which support the PowerUP-board? |
| A:Yes, there are several programs that use PPC. Check out our Program-List Page |
| Q:Will the PowerUP-board work in the A500 and the A600? |
| A:No, it won't, and there won't be such a board either. You'll need to upgrade your Amiga. |
| Q:Will the power-board work in the A2000? |
| A:No. The Blizzard 2604e has been canceled. |
| Q:How fast is the PowerUP-board? |
| A:The 604e 200 MHz does about 350 Mips - That's about 5 - 8 times faster than the 68060 at 50 MHz. |
| Q:Can I emulate a Pentium on my Amiga now? |
| A:Both the developers of PcTask and PCX have developer-boards. It is hoped that PCx PPC will be released soon. |
| Q:Will the CyberVisionPPC work in an A1200? |
| A:No. You will need to wait for the BVisionPPC (a version of the CVPPC for BPPC cards). |