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Subject: Re: Need an accelerator for a SE
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Date: 15 Jan 90 19:34:00 GMT
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In article <7991@unix.SRI.COM> mxmora@sri-unix.sri.com (Matt Mora) writes:
>I'm looking for an accelerator for a SE and would
>like to know if anyone has experice with any.
i've purchased Radius 16s with 68881 for work which are a little costly but
operates smoothly.  Adding a Radius TPD through their Magic Bus was nice and
easy too.

On the other hand, I purchased a Dove Marathon MSE3 (with 68881) for my own
Mac at home because it was almost $200 less. The Dove has its problems here
and there though, and I am particularly annoyed that it breaks Turbo Pascal.

As far as speed improvement goes, I can't tell the difference between the two.
However, Dove requires 4 Megs on the accelerator board for maximum speed.
>
>How much are they and how much faster do they run?
Radius 16/68881 $725.00
Dove MSE3       $589.00
>
>Should I go the faster 68000 or upgrade to a 68020?
I recommend the 68020 way so you can run the optimized Mac II versions of
software such as StatView II and Mathematica and WingZ and...
>

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