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- From: mathers@sibelius.trl.OZ.AU (Steven Mathers)
- Subject: Re: Accelerators/FAST RAM for A1200s?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan6.234314.18470@trl.oz.au>
- Sender: root@trl.oz.au (System PRIVILEGED Account)
- Reply-To: s.mathers@trl.oz.au
- Organization: Telecom Research Labs, Melbourne, Australia
- References: <1993Jan04.184345.23839@zds-oem.zds.com> <1993Jan6.004919.8823@eskimo.com> <73007@cup.portal.com> <1993Jan06.181419.28817@zds-oem.zds.com>
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 23:43:14 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan06.181419.28817@zds-oem.zds.com>, easton@zds-oem.zds.com (Jeff Easton) writes:
- |> In article <73007@cup.portal.com> Tony-Preston@cup.portal.com (ANTHONY FRANCIS PRESTON) writes:
- |> >There really is not a lot of difference in speed for an A1200 between
- |> >one with 32 bit memory(68020 & 32 bit memory) and a 68030 system, you
- |> >should just get the MBX1200, it is a better choice for the price.
- |>
- |> Ah, but what else will a accelerator buy you?
- |>
- |> 1. Faster Processor Speed (why not use a 25 Mhz 68030?)
- |> 2. More memory (local CPU address's more memory than the 4/8M limit)
- |> 3. MMU (useful in some applications)
- |> 4. Data Cache
- |>
- |> Need I go on? :-)
-
- Look guys, why not just wait for them to release the AX000? This will
- just be a 4000 with an '030 in it insetad of the '040. We all know
- its coming....
-