I have a 68060 and no accelerator!

[Damion]

If you found somebody good with soldering/
pcb's...and perhaps a socket, it could totally
be done (and the above mentioned power
regulator...and crystal). You could always
contact Vesalia, and see if they would offer
you a CPU - less board.

I think the EC060 lacks an FPU...but on the
plus side it can probably be clocked safely
to 75/80mhz.

[Damion]

The hassle/cost of upgrading an '040 card may
actually exceed the expense of just buying
an '060 card to begin with. The '040 is
a decent performer as far as the old machines
go.

But if you're going to do it anyway ,
an EC060 clocked at 75/80mhz probably
would be similar during FPU intensive calcs
as a full '040@40mhz. In all other areas your
'060 would be noticeably faster though.
(some programs (blizkick?) do require
an MMU however)

BTW: oempcworld.com is selling 64mb FPM
SIMM's for $14.85...I paid about $20 for mine
(inc. shipping) and it works flawless in my
1260 card.

[Damion]

>WHAT!???:"_)(_(_)++?<>{]]<><><><>,

It's a solid guess...the '060 stomps the '040
in integer performance, so to say that
floating point done in integer on an
overclocked '060 would be similar to a much
slower '040 is not a ridiculous wager...sure it
may not be 'EXACTLY" as fast but I bet it
wouldn't be an earth - shattering difference...
I could however be totally 'off my rocker' here.

It's agreed though a full '060 is obviously
a better choice...an FPU for FPU tasks...

[Damion]

LOL, Unfortunately I don't have my '040 and
'EC060's with me right now...so I think I'll
just duck out now on this one...