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- From: Steven Rychetnik <tammy@alaska.net>
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Derringer upgradeability
- Date: 19 Jan 1996 02:22:54 GMT
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- In article <4di1pm$ovn@carbon.cudenver.edu> Scott Marlowe,
- gsmarlow@ouray.cudenver.edu writes:
- >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?
- >
- >Get the 50 MHz accell, and here's why: It comes with the 68882-50
- >pre-installed, while the 25 and 33 don't. That chip alone
- >is worth the extra price of the 50 MHz accell over the 25 or 33.
- >
-
- No kidding, I have this accelerator and just love it. Really helps in the
- 3D
- animation I do. <grin>
-
- -Steven
-