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- From: jbk4@email.psu.edu (The Prophet)
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- Subject: Re: Accelerating A500 without an external board
- Date: 10 Apr 1996 00:25:15 GMT
- Organization: Cybernetic_Expressions
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- In article <4kd8so$nen@idefix.eunet.fi> Slite@freenet.hut.fi (Sami Leino) writes:
- > Is it possible to accelerate A500 just a bit without plugging in an external
- > card? My slots are already very much occupied... and it's very funny to make
- > all kinds of 'hacks' to the motherboard itself.
- >
- > Can the speed be increased by changing crystal and changing the processor?
- > I understood that only 68000 or 68010 can be installed to the motherboard. Is
- > there any models of these processors which are running on higher frequency?
- >
- > Thanks.
- >
- > Sami Leino, Slite@freenet.hut.fi
- >
- >
-
- The 68010 will provide 5-10% increase, not generally noticable.
-
- An easy solution that provides a bigger bang is the MTec68020 board. It
- plugs into your processor socket. There's a jumper that let's you
- switch back to 68000 if you need to(for games mostly). The board also
- has a 68881 FPU and a SIMM socket(1 or 4Meg SIMM). 100$ + memory.
-
- It's internal, no hacks to the motherboard. You should post your entire
- system configuration though. Some hardware that you do have may conflict
- with the mtec board. Best to be sure before you make a purchase.
-
- Jaeson K.
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