mwnorman@bcarh332.bnr.ca (Michael Norman) (10/17/90)
I would like to know if anyone has SEEN the new LC? Our local dealers will not have dealer-demo models until next week. My question is: Is is possible to get a FPU on the LC? Is is via an un-populated socket on the beastie itself, or perhaps via the PDS slot? Same question for the PMMU. System 7.0 is supposed to have virtual memory; 68020+PMMU == virtual memory!, n'est-ce pas? Thanks in advance, me Mike Norman,c/o Bell-Northern Research UUCP:...uunet!bnrgate!bcarh332!mwnorman P.O. Box 3511 Station 'C' Ottawa BITNET: MWNORMAN@BNR.CA Ontario Canada K1Y 4H7 M/S 101 Internal E-mail: mwnorman@bcarh332 OR tel: (613) 763-7717 (FAX:613-763-7742) Michael.Norman.9S82@bnr
clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson) (10/17/90)
In article <3473@bnr-rsc.UUCP> mwnorman@bcarh332.bnr.ca (Michael Norman) writes: >My question is: Is is possible to get >a FPU on the LC? No. >Same question for the PMMU. No. >System 7.0 is supposed >to have virtual memory; 68020+PMMU == virtual memory!, Both true, but the LC will not provide this functionality. chaz -- "I Am The Reincarnation of Lady Godiva", Claims Jane Fonda. clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu AOL:Crowbone
jordan@Apple.COM (Jordan Mattson) (10/18/90)
In article <2479@ux.acs.umn.edu> clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson) writes: >In article <3473@bnr-rsc.UUCP> mwnorman@bcarh332.bnr.ca (Michael Norman) writes: >>My question is: Is is possible to get >>a FPU on the LC? > >No. > >>Same question for the PMMU. > >No. > >>System 7.0 is supposed >>to have virtual memory; 68020+PMMU == virtual memory!, > >Both true, but the LC will not provide this functionality. > >chaz > > >-- >"I Am The Reincarnation of Lady Godiva", Claims Jane Fonda. >clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu AOL:Crowbone Dear Chaz - Need to do a little research on this one, it is possible for an FPU to be hooked into the LC via the PDS. In fact, we are encouraging people to examine putting a socket for FPUs on to their PDS cards. I don't know if the PMMU can work in the same fashion - will have to see what lines you get via the PDS connector, but it might be possible to hook in a PMMU also. Jordan -- Jordan Mattson UUCP: jordan@apple.apple.com Apple Computer, Inc. CSNET: jordan@apple.CSNET Development Tools Product Management AppleLink: Mattson1 20400 Stevens Creek Blvd, MS 75-8X Cupertino, CA 95014 408-974-4601 "Joy is the serious business of heaven." C.S. Lewis
wayne@helix.nih.gov (Wayne Rasband) (10/18/90)
> My question is: Is is possible to get > a FPU on the LC? Is is via an un-populated socket > on the beastie itself, or perhaps via the PDS slot? > Same question for the PMMU. Dynamac(800-234-2349) has announced a PDS card for the LC that has sockets for an FPU and 68030. Daystar is also rumered to have a similar card.
ngg@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM (Norman Goodger) (10/18/90)
In article <45735@apple.Apple.COM> jordan@Apple.COM (Jordan Mattson) writes: >In article <2479@ux.acs.umn.edu> clarson@ux.acs.umn.edu (Chaz Larson) writes: >Dear Chaz - > Need to do a little research on this one, it is possible for an FPU to be >hooked into the LC via the PDS. In fact, we are encouraging people to examine >putting a socket for FPUs on to their PDS cards. > I don't know if the PMMU can work in the same fashion - will have to see >what lines you get via the PDS connector, but it might be possible to hook >in a PMMU also. >Jordan Mattson UUCP: jordan@apple.apple.com >Apple Computer, Inc. CSNET: jordan@apple.CSNET Jordan, it would seem to me that if someone created a 030 card for the LC, that this could provide MMU and FPU (if added to the 030 card) for the PDS slot. Do you know of any reason why the LC might not be able to support such a card? Anyone else that knows the answer can jump right on in..` -- -- Norm Goodger SysOp - MacInfo BBS @415-795-8862 3Com Corp. Co-SysOp FreeSoft RT - GEnie. Enterprise Systems Division (I disclaim anything and everything) UUCP: {3comvax,auspex,sun}!bridge2!ngg Internet: ngg@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM