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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: AmiDude on April 05, 2011, 06:26:51 PM

Title: Falcon 040 to 060 upgrade
Post by: AmiDude on April 05, 2011, 06:26:51 PM

Is there someone who knows how to upgrade a MacroSystem Falcon 040 (http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/falcon)
to an 060? I've searched the net, but couldn't find anything on the subject.

Title: Re: Falcon 040 to 060 upgrade
Post by: Digiman on April 05, 2011, 06:35:22 PM

Thought this was bloodline asking about Atari Falcons when I read the title :roflmao:

Title: Re: Falcon 040 to 060 upgrade
Post by: nicholas on April 05, 2011, 07:55:27 PM

Quote from: AmiDude;628529

Is there someone who knows how to upgrade a MacroSystem Falcon 040 (http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/falcon)
to an 060? I've searched the net, but couldn't find anything on the subject.

Stan (http://www.amiga.org/forums/member.php?u=6762) is the man.

Title: Re: Falcon 040 to 060 upgrade
Post by: AmiDude on April 06, 2011, 08:19:08 AM

Quote from: nicholas;628560

Stan (http://www.amiga.org/forums/member.php?u=6762) is the man.

Thanks Nicholas. Stan! Were are you? :)

Title: Re: Falcon 040 to 060 upgrade
Post by: bloodline on April 06, 2011, 08:53:44 AM

Quote from: Digiman;628534

Thought this was bloodline asking about Atari Falcons when I read the title :roflmao:

Yeah, the Falcon was probably Atari's best machine... Oh how I wish many of it's wonderful features had made it to the A1200 :(

I doubt it would have saved the Amiga or Commodore, but it would have been a far more noble death ;)

Title: Re: Falcon 040 to 060 upgrade
Post by: Crumb on April 06, 2011, 10:45:36 AM

I used to have one, it was big but fast and very nice :-)

IIRC it was not sold with 060 and the firmware probably won't support it. I guess that the socket may be for 040 only and I doubt there's voltage regulator and other mandatory stuff required to make the 060 work...

Title: Re: Falcon 040 to 060 upgrade
Post by: stachu100 on April 07, 2011, 06:10:52 AM

Quote from: AmiDude;628529

Is there someone who knows how to upgrade a MacroSystem Falcon 040 (http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/falcon)
to an 060? I've searched the net, but couldn't find anything on the subject.

This I don't know how to upgrade, sorry...
It's not just CPU swap and 3,3V regulator. Some IC's must be re-programmed.

Title: Re: Falcon 040 to 060 upgrade
Post by: AmiDude on April 07, 2011, 09:40:31 AM

Quote from: stachu100;629457

This I don't know how to upgrade, sorry...
It's not just CPU swap and 3,3V regulator. Some IC's must be re-programmed.

OK, thanks, I'll stick with the 040 then... Maybe an upgrade from 25Mhz to 40Mhz
will do just fine for me.