OK... why no new 68K boards?

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alexh wrote:
When was the last time you saw 500 MC68060RC50 chips for sale?

Why not selling 68k boards without CPUs?

I think that most Classic Amiga users already have a 68k board but they want a new one because the board is broken or the new board is somehow better (possibility to use modern memory modules, flash memory for storing KS ROM and programs, etc.) than the old one. Removing a CPU from the old board and installing it to the new one isn't hard - I think.

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Daedalus wrote:
A lot of accelerators (most?) have their CPUs soldered down, and PGA chips like that are very difficult to desolder without causing damage unless you have really specialised equipment...

Fortunately I have a A3640 :-)

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alexh wrote:
I think the market for Classic Amiga users who already own an MC68060 chip is ridiculously small don't you?

No-one who has a working 68060 board is going to seriously consider buying a new one are they? Most (all?) boards support BlizKick for storing KS ROM and most owners of 68060 boards have already maxed them out with RAM.

The only reason to upgrade that I can think of would be something like a true 2x performance upgrade. And even then I think people would think twice considering the sums of money involved.

I have a broken 040 board (A3640) and I'm not really interested in 060 boards. I would be happy to get a new 040 board without a CPU. If I need more CPU power, I use my A1.

Those lucky ones who have a working 060 board may think like you said and the markets are small, I agree. I don't know anything about hardware design, but if there was a board with 3 (or 2?) CPU sockets (for 030, 040 and 060), with some nice but cheap extra features, and the installed CPU could be easily overclocked, it might sell quite well.