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I have a 68060 and no accelerator!
« on: April 13, 2003, 06:21:25 AM »
Hello,
I recently got hold of a 68060
XC68ECO60RC60

Really cheap, and I was wondering if there is any way to buy an empty accelerator card for my A1200 and save some money. Or possibly, could I buy a cheaper 040 acceleartor and pop the 060 into it. Are there specific boards that allow this? Any suggestions on where to get one cheap?

I looked at Vesalia Computer, but I was hoping to find something stateside.

Any suggestions?
 

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Re: I have a 68060 and no accelerator!
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2003, 06:57:54 AM »
This brings up another question?
The Viper accelerators available now for very cheap from vesalia computer and power computer come with a 040 that has both an  FPU and MMU.
The 68060 EC model neither an FPU or MMU.

So, with the cost of a 040 card being so cheap, is it worth it to try to upgrade to my 060EC chip? Or, will the performance incresse be negligible?