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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Managarm on November 04, 2005, 06:46:10 PM

Title: Speed
Post by: Managarm on November 04, 2005, 06:46:10 PM

I've got an A1200 with an '030 accelerator. I've seen an '040 for sale on Ebay and was wondering whetherthe spped increase was all that significant. Should I hold out for an '060 or a PPC? (although I think the latter may be a wee bit too expensive.)

Title: Re: Speed
Post by: amigadave on November 04, 2005, 06:56:23 PM

I can't speak from actual test numbers, but most opinions I have heard said that the 040 at a similar clock speed is about twice as fast as the same clock speed 030.  Wait five minutes and someone here will correct me if I am wrong.

Title: Re: Speed
Post by: Managarm on November 04, 2005, 07:10:22 PM

thanks for getting back to me. cool that's pretty impressive, shows that Mhz isn't everything. I may have to bid on it. I've finally got enough money to get the internet. I want broadband and so the modem will be attached to one of my PCs. Would I be able to browse the web on my Amiga if I get one of those ethernet cards and crossover cables that are available on Ebay? I know I'll need AmiTCP, MUI, a browser and a lot of patience but is there anything else?

Title: Re: Speed
Post by: Matt_H on November 04, 2005, 07:55:06 PM

I'd suggest waiting for an 060. It's a bit faster, but the chip is also cooler and is less of a strain on the power supply.

Internet-wise, you're all set. TCP stack and a compatible PCMCIA card is all you need (browser would be good too,). Check Aminet for compatibility on 3com and cnet drivers.

Title: Re: Speed
Post by: Managarm on November 04, 2005, 08:08:14 PM

Thankyou. The bit about power supplies has got me worried. I'm running it off my A500+ brick as I believe it's more powerful than the A1200 one. I have a hard drive, accelerator and external floppy running off it. How close to it's limit am I?

P.S I've been promoted from Too Much Caffeine to Technoid. Yaay!

Title: Re: Speed
Post by: krize on November 04, 2005, 08:12:09 PM

Youll be fine with the psu! A pcmcia card is possible to get cheap at ebay these days ! (check cnet drivers on aminet).

Title: Re: Speed
Post by: c64_d0c on November 04, 2005, 08:14:27 PM

you should go for a 060... a 040 will only bring you problems..
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Title: Re: Speed
Post by: Managarm on November 04, 2005, 08:31:43 PM

Cool, what about if by some miracle I can get a cheap PPC. Will the brick be near breaking point?

Title: Re: Speed
Post by: Argus on November 05, 2005, 01:33:00 AM

A BlizzardPPC (especially the 68040 version) with memory and a harddisk on the internal ide header is way too much for even an A500 supply.  It really needs to go in a tower. Having said that, you'd do okay probably in the original desktop with a 603e+ board with a 68060 and using an external scsi harddrive instead of the internal controller.