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- From: astroboy@netspace.net.au (Paul Dossett)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.cd32
- Subject: Re: CD32 acellerator?
- Date: 30 Mar 1996 06:27:27 GMT
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- Chris Naylor (chris@naylor1.demon.co.uk) said:
-
- >>>-- I have an '030 design accelerator Design for the CD32. I have not
- >>>built it for a variety of reasons.... It is based on the M1230XA,
- >>>which I also did.... In all praticality... how many people would want
- >>>such a thing?
- >Not sure if I would, if it expanded it to have Zorro III slots as well
- >then YES YES YES...
-
- Most everybody with an SX-1/SX32 would be happy to buy any accelerator
- solution.
-
- >>It would have to realistically be more than 250-500+ to even think
- >>>about it.... and what features would people want? Is an '40 type
- >>>solution *that much* better?
- >>
- >Yes a 40/60 socket is essential, as I allready have an A1200 Blizzard
- >1230III 50mhz,I soon realised that this is no way near fast enough.
- >Also it would be best just to leave a socket for a 40/60 free, so the
- >user can just plug it in when he/she can afford it rather than charge
- >extremly high prices.
-
- Unfortunately, plugging in an 040/060 is practically impossible to do with an
- 030 board. Look at the Commodore attempt at using an 040 with 030 memory
- access. Slowww! My GVP 040 board in my 2000 has HEAPS of chips to keep the
- memory access at 040 speed.. :)
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