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From: pophal@nicmad.UUCP (Gerry Pophal)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Caching a 68000
Message-ID: <3940@nicmad.UUCP>
Date: 12 Apr 90 02:26:52 GMT
References: <1990Apr6.042829.8824@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca>
Reply-To: pophal@nicmad.UUCP (Gerry Pophal)
Organization: Nicolet Instrument Corp.  Madison, WI
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In article <1990Apr6.042829.8824@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> nemeth@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (Gabe Nemeth) writes:
>Hi.  I thought I'd bounce this idea off the net so here goes:
>I want to speed up the 68000 processor in my machine from 8 to 16 MHz
>but due to some custom chips etc., I can't just plop in a faster processor
>with a new clock (or add a 68030 :-().  I have added appropriate glue logic
>Any other ideas for making a simple 68000 cache system?

Check out the magazine EDN July 21, 1988 pages 84-87. It is a special issue
of design ideas volume II. The article describes adapting a 68020 into 68000
systems.

I have also seen instructions on converting an 8mhz 68000 mac into a 16mhz
version.
                gp