anakin@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Wolfgang P. Dinger) (10/19/88)
*** L U C A S IS H E R E ! ***
A few months ago I posted a message about a Public Domain
68020-68881 accelerator board for the 1000 which I wrote for Transactor
magazine and was to be released when the article appeared.
Unfortuneately Transactor has developed some difficulties,
however the board described in the article is alive and well. After
discussing with Transactor we agreed that I should publish the project
on the Nets.
The board, called the LUCAS Project, is available now! The bare
board can be had for $40.00 and the four PALS used on the board for
$30.00. There is a disk which comes with the board and PALS, and I have
uploaded that entire disk to BIX, and CRS so you can download it if your
interested.
The file is called LUCAS.ARC and should give you enough information
to evaluate the design. The article as I submitted it to Transactor
can be found in the ARC. (Please excuse any anacronisms). Also contained
in the arc are the drawings, Pal equations, and documentation. If anyone
thinks it's worth the trouble to post the ARC on USENET, I'd appreciate
it.
I did this project to allow the cheapest possible upgrade to
a 68020-68881 pair. The board provides for 32-bit wide memory expansion
and has an asyncronous design which allows speeds up to 20 Meg.
Even if your just interested in 020-881's in Amigas this
article will introduce you to what you can and can not expect from
an 020-881 pair.
The ARC contains complete information on how to get one.
Enjoy !
Brad Fowles
daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie) (10/21/88)
in article <1988Oct19.152427.5870@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>, anakin@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Wolfgang P. Dinger) says: > Checksum: 28336 > I did this project to allow the cheapest possible upgrade to > a 68020-68881 pair. The board provides for 32-bit wide memory expansion > and has an asyncronous design which allows speeds up to 20 Meg. Check that out. The first announced asynchronous CPU accelerator for the Amiga is extremely cheap, and made public. Sure says something about the Amiga community. Chew on that, all you other guys! > Enjoy ! > Brad Fowles Glad to see this finally making it out. I remember this circa DevCon. -- Dave Haynie "The 32 Bit Guy" Commodore-Amiga "The Crew That Never Rests" {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!daveh PLINK: D-DAVE H BIX: hazy "I can't relax, 'cause I'm a Boinger!"
ng@pur-phy (Nicholas J. Giordano) (10/22/88)
In article <1988Oct19.152427.5870@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu> anakin@gpu.utcs.UUCP (Wolfgang P. Dinger) writes: > > >*** L U C A S IS H E R E ! *** > > A few months ago I posted a message about a Public Domain >68020-68881 accelerator board for the 1000 which I wrote for Transactor >magazine and was to be released when the article appeared. I tried to send you mail, but it didn't make it, so... I want to order this kit, so I would greatly appreciate it if you, or some other kind sole could mail me the ARC file, or send (or post) ordering information. One last question. Does this board have provision for 32 bit memory ON the board?? Thanks in advance. Nick
kjohn@richsun.UUCP (John Kjellman) (10/24/88)
In article <1605@pur-phy.> ng@newton.physics.purdue.edu.UUCP (Nicholas J. Giordano) writes: .>In article <1988Oct19.152427.5870@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu.> anakin@gpu.utcs.UUCP (Wolfgang P. Dinger) writes: .>.> .>.> .>.>*** L U C A S IS H E R E ! *** .>.> .>.> A few months ago I posted a message about a Public Domain .>.>68020-68881 accelerator board for the 1000 which I wrote for Transactor .>.>magazine and was to be released when the article appeared. .> .>I tried to send you mail, but it didn't make it, so... .> .>I want to order this kit, so I would greatly appreciate it if you, or .>some other kind sole could mail me the ARC file, or send (or post) ordering .>information. .> Me too!!!!! Please EMail and info/ARC files/etc. I wanna 68020!!!! KJohn -- | Amiga /// | Disclaimer: This is only a dream, it's only a dream ......... | | Manic///.5K | One liners: I'm from the government, I'm here to help........ | | \\\/// 1K | MS/D*S is the best damn OS I have ever used...... | | \XX/ 2K | kjohn@richp1 or [ purdue | cs.ubc | mcdchg ] ! richp1 ! kjohn |
mlelstv@faui44.informatik.uni-erlangen.de (Michael van Elst ) (10/28/88)
In article <5063@cbmvax.UUCP> daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie) writes: >in article <1988Oct19.152427.5870@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>, anakin@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Wolfgang P. Dinger) says: >> Checksum: 28336 > >> I did this project to allow the cheapest possible upgrade to >> a 68020-68881 pair. The board provides for 32-bit wide memory expansion >> and has an asyncronous design which allows speeds up to 20 Meg. > >Check that out. The first announced asynchronous CPU accelerator for the Amiga >is extremely cheap, and made public. Sure says something about the Amiga >community. Chew on that, all you other guys! > Hello, I won't believe in that it is public until I see the plans. I won't believe in that it is cheap. (Nothing above 300$ is cheap). But, I think it is possible. I wouldn't be working on such a beast. Michael van Elst E-mail: UUCP: ...uunet!unido!fauern!faui44!mlelstv
York@cup.portal.com (Lawrence B York) (11/01/88)
If you really need to see the plans or get more info contact:
Brad Fowles
RR #5
Caledon East
Ontario, Canada LON 1E0
The board costs $40.00 and the set of 4 PAL chips is $30.00,
include $5.00 for mailing (total - $75.00) and a disk with the plans,
specs, wire run list, explanation of theory and other goodies is
included! According to Brad, the whole setup with 16Mhz 68020/68881
combo should run around $475.00 or less depending on the costs of the
parts you use. Not too bad!!! From any standpoint!
"PD Hardware, a technicians dream come true!"
Usenet: york@cup.portal.com
Plink: Stingray
Genie: Cobraanakin@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Anakin Research) (11/02/88)
In article <716@faui10.informatik.uni-erlangen.de> mlelstv@faui44.UUCP (Michael van Elst (kdebugger)) writes: >In article <5063@cbmvax.UUCP> daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie) writes: >>in article <1988Oct19.152427.5870@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>, anakin@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Wolfgang P. Dinger) says: >>> Checksum: 28336 >> >>> I did this project to allow the cheapest possible upgrade to >>> a 68020-68881 pair. The board provides for 32-bit wide memory expansion >>> and has an asyncronous design which allows speeds up to 20 Meg. >> >>Check that out. The first announced asynchronous CPU accelerator for the Amiga >>is extremely cheap, and made public. Sure says something about the Amiga >>community. Chew on that, all you other guys! >> > >Hello, >I won't believe in that it is public until I see the plans. >I won't believe in that it is cheap. (Nothing above 300$ is cheap). > >But, I think it is possible. I wouldn't be working on such a beast. > > Michael van Elst > >E-mail: UUCP: ...uunet!unido!fauern!faui44!mlelstv Believe it! Look in comp.sources.amiga Believe it! Some people found some surplus 020-881 for $100.00, the total cost to populate the Lucas board with this price for the 020-881's was $270.00. I believe this meets your criteria. Correct! It is possible. ..... Why Not? I've got a feeling that I'm in trouble over this one. Brad Fowles