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Re: Hardware emulation
« on: July 24, 2006, 07:25:47 PM »
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bak006 wrote:

If I have a x86 motherboard, is it possible to remove the cpu (Intel or Amd is indiferent) and put in the socket a board whit a powerpc cpu? Obviously this new board is a filter between hardware and cpu...

So "only" with this "chip" board will be possible obtain a new and not obsolete motherboard for AmigaOS?


The bus timings of the chips are incompatible, the BIOS would need to be rewritten, there would need to be new drivers written for the northbridge and southbridge...

Even AROS has limits on which x86 boards it will work with.

As Piru said, "No."