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- From: drizzit@eskimo.com (G. Baldwin)
- Subject: Re: CPU MHz in A1200+
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- Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 18:13:23 GMT
-
- Lasse Olsen (lolsen@hsr.no) wrote:
- : Jyrki Saarinen (jsaarinen@kone.fipnet.fi) wrote:
-
- : : > I thought the slowest 040 was 25Mhz, and they were a bit hot to put in a
- : : > low profile case without a fan. (Of course if the "1200+/1300 is in a
- : : > pizza box it might be possible.)
-
- : : There are low power 3.3v versions of the 68040.
-
- : : > Mind you we don't want any crippled (MMU less, FPU less) 040's that
- : : > might be used in washing machines...
-
- : : What is the point of having a FPU in a low-end machine?
-
- : If you are talking as-low-as-you-get- end machine your point
- : is valid, but I think most people would not hesitate too
- : much with a +$50 bill for a decent FPU.
- : Think of what software developers would have to say about
- : having a FPU as standard.
- : Cheers...
-
- Speak of the devil, didn't I remeber C= making a machine called the
- A300? C= wanted to make the cheapest computer they could, because
- people out there didn't want a used cheap computer, they wanted a new
- one. Too bad that this idea couldn't be done, and that A300 was
- renamed the A600.
-
- Point one - the Amiga line has some real tightwads out there, who
- would bitch if you put in a bbu clock, let alone an FPU. Lets get an
- MMU standard before we get an FPU in there...
-
- Point two - the memory subsystem of an 040 (standard, lowcost,
- economy, or cold fire) is a LOT more complicated than that of an 030.
- Case in point - look at the 3640 (Commodore's 040 card for the
- A3k/A4k). It has a memory bus from hell, and it was STILL expensive
- to make. How do you expect to make a low end computer when you have
- to deal with that? You can't.
-
- Point three - the A1200 MB is designed to handle an 030 (the EC020 was
- a last minute hack by C= to lower the cost). One would have to think
- that it would be better if Escom/AT just slapped an 030/33 or 030/50
- in there (030/40 has no MMU - we need that for VMM in AmigaOS 4.x)
- instead of worrying about designing a new 040 MB. I would much rather
- see the next low end machine after the A1200+ have a PPC 603 (the
- laptop/economy PPC chip) than have a clunky old 040 or expensive 060.
-
- Any complaints?
-
- --Greg Baldwin (drizzit@eskimo.com)--
- *Avid Amiga user & user since 1987*
- *Tyranical EfNet #Amiga OP 'Drizzit'*
-