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On Sun 13-Sep-1992 11:16a, Peter Wastholm wrote:
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PW>
PW> REPLACING 68000 CPU -> 68010 ON AMIGA 500
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PW> Some time ago, somebody told me it was possible to simply replace the
PW> 68000
PW> CPU in an A500 (1.3) with a 68010. This would make the computer 20 - 30 %
PW> faster. This sounds to me like a cheap way of getting a little more
PW> processing
PW> power in the machine. Does anybody know if this works? And if so: Have you
PW> tried it? Is the performance-improvement figure correct?
PW>
PW> :-) Peter Wastholm (peter-wa@dsv.su.se)
I did this on my old 1000... You'll be dissappointed with the increase. I thought that it would be extremely noticable.... It's not. Yes it will work, but you are better off saving up for a cheap 030 board.