ACK Announces 1.0Ghz and 1.7Ghz CPU modules for AmigaOne

[Matt_H]

Hmmm...

It's nice that they're available and those people with fried CPUs can now replace them, but I think I'll stick with the 800MHz chip in my A1. They're just too expensive to justity upgrading such a board - The A1's low memory speed and slow frontside bus just can't use these chips to their full potential. Now if we could see these chips in a newer motherboard....

I'm still game for a PowerVixxen, though!

[Matt_H]

It was rumored that the holdup on getting new A1s available was the lack of CPUs. Maybe this will change that. What it doesn't change though is my earlier comment that these CPUs can't be fully utilized due to the inferior bus design of the A1.

Some things that could help:
1. New motherboard that can use these modules (already rumored)
2. Adaptor to use these modules in a Pegasos as Genesi have yet to deliver their 7448 boards.
3. Adaptor to use Sonnett Mac boards in the A1 - this could be a $10 part if it's as simple as changing the MegArray pinout (though it may not be...).