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- From: wfblan@netcom.com (Wells Fargo Bank)
- Subject: Re: Derringer upgradeability
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- Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 14:00:28 GMT
- Sender: wfblan@netcom7.netcom.com
-
- Alexander W. Dorn (awdorn@primenet.com) wrote:
- : Well, I'm coming along fine with my A2000 upgrade project, and
- : now I'm looking at Accellerators, and the Derringer seems the
- : best Bang for the Buck/Power for the Pound around.
-
- : (besides the fact that I really don't want to sink too much
- : money into this A2000 at present-just enough to get it into
- : compfortable working condition.)
-
- : My Question: Can the Derringer accellerator be upgraded in
- : speed? Can you, say, get a 33MHz version and later upgrade it
- : to the 50MHz version? I remember there were some that could do
- : this (I think that CSA's MegaMigit Racer could do this), but
- : can the Derringer?
-
-
- You can't upgrade a 33Mhz version to the 50Mhz version directly. You
- would have to do it through a Dealer (that you bought it from) or through
- CSA directly. The 50MHz board uses a different type of CPU and actually
- has a different board with the different socket and some such thing.
-
- The 25Mhz version can be upgraded to the 33Mhz version without problem
- though.
-
- As far as I recall, the Mega Migit Racer was not made with speeds over
- 33Mhz.
-
-
- : Thanks for the help
-
- : Alexander W. Dorn
-
- Hope this helps.
-
- Rob Bamford
- (wfblan@netcom.com)
-
- PS. I own a CSA Derringer @ 25MHz with a 68882 @ 33Mhz. I believe they
- would want roughly $200 for me to upgrade to a full 50Mhz Platinum
- Derringer board. More than I am willing to spend on top of what I
- have already spent for only around 8 MIPS of total speed. But then
- again, I love being able to have access to my 68000 CPU too, so I
- may deck out my a2000 with a full 50MHz 030 someday and then buy a
- different machine for 040/060/PPC!
-