jedi@clark-emh.arpa (06/06/88)
I have heard tell that if I got a 68010 chip, I could plug it into my 500 and almost double the speed. Now, I went through something like that with my MS-DOS machine and learned that I also had to replace crystals and re-wire memory. My question is this. Is it possible that such a simple solutions could be true?? If so, please tell me where I may obtain the 68010 chip (mail order) and a price range. If not, go ahead and laugh at me for believing (somewhat) such a wild story. Thanks May the FORCE be with you, always Mike Hampton Jedi@Clark-EMH.arpa
berry@hor-res.UUCP (No comment) (06/08/88)
In article <2890@louie.udel.EDU>, jedi@clark-emh.arpa writes: > > I have heard tell that if I got a 68010 chip, I could plug it into my > 500 and almost double the speed. Now, I went through something like that I currently run with a 68010 in my 2000. It was previously in my 500. I know of what I speak (somewhat) since I get paid to design hardware and such neat stuff. The MOST gain you can get is 10%. That's it, the end, no more that's all she's got captain - she ain't gotte no moar! The 68010 was a bug fix to the 68000 to allow virtual memory stuff to work. While they were at it they added a 3 word instruction cache, so that tight (real real real TIGHT - ah that felt good) loops would not execute out of main memory and eliminate fetch overhead for the opcode. I tested my 68010 vrs 68000 using the seive benchmarks with CSI-Multi Forth, and the results were about 1 second faster for 1000 prime #'s. You also have not mentioned compatability between the two, and yes there is a problem. Most things run on my 68010, I personally have yet to find anything that does NOT work, but then again I do mostly programming on my Ami. Games are another story. > > My question is this. Is it possible that such a simple solutions could be > true?? If so, please tell me where I may obtain the 68010 chip (mail order) > and a price range. If not, go ahead and laugh at me for believing (somewhat) > such a wild story. Ha ha. Sorry. Prices are around $45 to $50 mail order. I got mine free, don't ask how. > > Thanks > > May the FORCE be with you, always May you bear children that look like Yoda. (That is a compliment, NO?) > > Mike Hampton > > Jedi@Clark-EMH.arpa -- -Steve Berry- ...!bunny!hor-res!berry "Dare to be gorgeous and unique. But don't ever be cryptic or otherwise Unfathomable. Make it unforgettably great." Intuition Reference Manual, pg 231.
ma179aav@sdcc3.ucsd.EDU (Stephen Hartford) (06/10/88)
In article <333@uwslh.UUCP> lishka@uwslh.UUCP (Fish-Guts) writes: > Now, if you are trying to put a 68010 that runs *faster* than >your current 68000 your are probably in for a big headache (as well as >rewiring and the works). There may be kits to do this, although I am >not the person to ask about this. Someone else know anything in this area? Cris Erving, of Aminetics (the guys who did Squeeze RAM, People Meter, etc.) showed a working 25Mhz 68000 board he's working on at the Amiga Tech Users Group (in L.A.). He's still finalizing the design, but claims it will NOT be a kit. Apparently he's "had enough" with giving customer support on "kits". :-) -- Stephen Hartford shartford@ucsd.edu, *but only until June 17, 1988,* This summer at: NewTek, 115 W. Crane St., Topeka, KS 66603 (913) 354-1146 San Diego Amiga Users Group, P.O. Box 80186, San Diego, CA 92138-0186
chas@gtss.UUCP (Charles Cleveland) (06/11/88)
In article <4224@sdcc3.ucsd.EDU> ma179aav@sdcc3.ucsd.edu.UUCP (Stephen Hartford) writes:
)
)Cris Erving, of Aminetics (the guys who did Squeeze RAM, People
)Meter, etc.) showed a working 25Mhz 68000 board he's working on at
)the Amiga Tech Users Group (in L.A.). He's still finalizing the
)--
)Stephen Hartford shartford@ucsd.edu, *but only until June 17, 1988,*
)This summer at: NewTek, 115 W. Crane St., Topeka, KS 66603 (913) 354-1146
)San Diego Amiga Users Group, P.O. Box 80186, San Diego, CA 92138-0186
Hey, I know it isn't April Fool's Day anymore, but how can we be sure that
it wasn't a Cray X-MP just mocked up to look like a 25 Mhz 68000 board?
(Dammit, I know I had a smiley-face around here somewhere . . .)
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