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Re: Hi everyone, newbie here :)
« on: May 13, 2004, 02:39:16 PM »
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'lo :-)

To upgrade the CPU of an A500, you generally need an expansion card. The A500/500+/600 weren't really designed with drop in CPU replacement expansion.

Come to think of it, was any amiga (at socket level, I mean)?

Anyhow, you can get a 14MHz 68000/68010 as a sort of drop in.

Alternatively, there were a range of CPU expansion cards for the A500. Most sit in the old CPU socket AFAIR and provide things like 68030/FPU support and fast ram using normal SIMMs. I can also remember one or two that plugged on the side. The GVP 530? Not sure, its going back a bit!

There was even a 33MHz 68040 card for the A500. I recall reading a review back in, ooh, 1993 or so in Amiga Shopper magazine. That was *serious* horsepower back then. Can't remember who made it though. It came with 2.05 Kickstart roms on board (since 1.3 wasnt 68040 friendly).
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