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- From: bmontgom@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Byron Montgomerie)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: GREAT NEWS!!!!!
- Date: 15 Jan 1996 19:15:23 GMT
- Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
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- George Noel (gnoel@morgan.ucs.mun.ca) wrote:
- : It was my understanding that the A1200+ was just a reorganizing of the
- : A1200 motherboard and that the 68040 was not pin for pin compatible with
- : the processor slot on the motherboard of the current A1200. The current
-
- Huh? The belly slot is the cpu slot. If you are talking about the pads under
- the cpu then yes you are correct. The ec020 only allows for 24 bit addressing
- whereas real cpus allow for 32 bit addressing. Not sure what varieties of
- 040s are around.
-
- : A1200 motherboard can use 68030 variations but would need more power and
- : a different pinout to use the 68040. On the other hand if they indeed
- : did change the motherboard enough to use a 68040, wouldn't that also mean
- : you could use a 68060 or would there be space limitations?
-
- Actually, the 060 uses less power than the 040 and there are already 060 cards
- out there for the a1200.
-
- : I am stuck in a terrible waiting position..
-
- Chuckle! :) Private Joke.
-
- Regards,
-
- BM
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