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- From: casgrain@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Casgrain Philippe)
- Subject: Re: Accelerating an SE by upgrading the 68000 to 16mhz?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.150845.22021@cc.umontreal.ca>
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- Organization: Universite de Montreal
- References: <1k3pmsINNmq9@moe.ksu.ksu.edu> <C1I38x.F1E@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 15:08:45 GMT
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- In article <C1I38x.F1E@ccu.umanitoba.ca> John Andrusiak <umandru1@umanitoba.ca> writes:
- >In article <1k3pmsINNmq9@moe.ksu.ksu.edu> Chandima Cumaranatunge,
- >chan@matt.ksu.ksu.edu writes:
- >>"you could just accellerate the 68000 chip in your SE from 8mhz to 16mhz
- >>That would make it as fast as the SE/30 in the lab. This would cost
- >>approximately 150 dollars US, but it is alot cheaper than adding a 68020
- >>or 68030!"
-
- >>
- >>I need to speed up an SE which is being used as a file server (using
- It's _not_ as fast as an SE/30. The SE/30 is about 4x the speed of a Plus;
- I upgraded my Plus with a Brainstorm Accelerator (basically what you
- describe), and while it is now twice as fast, it's still only half the speed
- of my SE/30.
-
- >>Can the local Mac agent install the new processor?
- The Brainstorm Accelerator is a custom 16MHz 68000 that 'takes over' the
- original 68000. It is original in that it also has a 16 MHz bus, meaning
- that _everything_ is twice as fast. At $249, that's the most 'bang for
- the buck' I've seen for a Plus.
-
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- Philippe Casgrain Etudiant-Chercheur Casgrain@ERE.UMontreal.CA
- Departement des Sciences Biologiques Universite de Montreal
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