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- From: lolsen@hsr.no (Lasse Olsen)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Subject: Re: Motorola pricelist (was RE: CPU MHz in A1200+)
- Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.hardware,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
- Date: 10 Jan 1996 14:19:40 GMT
- Organization: UNINETT news service
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- Thomas Karlsen (sledge@algonet.se) wrote:
- : On 9 Jan 1996, Michael van Elst wrote:
-
- : > That's what I think too. The EC030/40 is the best _cheap_ CPU
- : > for an A1200 class machine.
- : >
- : > > I sure wouldn't mind spending a little bit more on a A1200/040.
- : > > Of course, I'm not sure of exactly how much extra glue logic
- : > > it would take to acchive this. And you'll loose the ability
- : > > to upgrade with a FPU. Might even turn out to be too hot.
-
- : The best choice would be to have the A1200+ equipped with an 40Mhz EC030
- : chip and a Processor Direct Slot like in the A3000/A4000 models. Then you
- : can install a 040 or a PPC if you like, when you like. The PDS should be
- : located near the CPU and the old trapdoor or similar slot should still be
- : there aswell for other cards.
-
- Forgive me if I'm misunderstanding you here, but, the A1200s
- expansion-slot _is_ just that - a localbus, or PDS as you say.
- Although it's only 150 pins as opposed to the A3/4000s 200.
- Cheers...
-