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- From: jeremyn@nj5.injersey.com (Jeremy )
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Accelerating A500 without an external board
- Date: 11 Apr 1996 07:02:12 GMT
- Organization: Asbury Park Press
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- The Prophet (jbk4@email.psu.edu) wrote:
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- > In article <4kd8so$nen@idefix.eunet.fi> Slite@freenet.hut.fi (Sami Leino) writes:
- > > Is it possible to accelerate A500 just a bit without plugging in an external
- > > card? My slots are already very much occupied... and it's very funny to make
- > > all kinds of 'hacks' to the motherboard itself.
- > >
- > > Can the speed be increased by changing crystal and changing the processor?
- > > I understood that only 68000 or 68010 can be installed to the motherboard. Is
- > > there any models of these processors which are running on higher frequency?
- > >
- > The 68010 will provide 5-10% increase, not generally noticable.
-
- > An easy solution that provides a bigger bang is the MTec68020 board. It
- > plugs into your processor socket. There's a jumper that let's you
- > switch back to 68000 if you need to(for games mostly). The board also
- > has a 68881 FPU and a SIMM socket(1 or 4Meg SIMM). 100$ + 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.
-
- The CSA Derringer 030 also plugs into the processor socket. You can get
- them with MMU and FPU's, and use SIMM's up to 32 megs.
-
- Jeremy
- jeremyn@injersey.com
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