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From: [e-mail] (Jeffrey W Grzanich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Is there a 50MHz hack for 2630 Board ?
Date: 10 Apr 1996 16:18:51 -0700
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 CSA does or did make an item called the ROCKET LAUNCHER for the 2630.
All it is, is a CPU and FPU (68882) mounted on its own circuit board.
It runs at 50MHz effectively called a doubler.  Cost from $399-499.00
In my opinion, it does not actually double the speed of the system.
and cost/performance could be better spent on another accelerator.  It
runs much hotter that the standard 25MHz CPU/FPU and requires the cover to
be installed or you can expect lockups due to an extremely hot cpu.
 I should know .... I own one ... SysInfo ranks equivalent to an A3000
for most things (not all)

 FYI: To installed it, you just remove the existing CPU/FPU  and install
this little circuit board into the CPU socket and RF shielded bay and
reinstall the cover...the PGA '030 is a challange to remove, the first
time, even with the enclosed chip extaction tool.  It feels like you will
break the chip long before you get it out...I managed to get mine out ok
with a little patience.

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