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- Path: nntp-trd.UNINETT.no!lolsen
- From: lolsen@hsr.no (Lasse Olsen)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: CPU MHz in A1200+
- Date: 9 Jan 1996 09:15:03 GMT
- Organization: UNINETT news service
- Message-ID: <4ctbmn$12h@dole.uninett.no>
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- 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...
-