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From: valentin@cbmvax.commodore.com (Valentin Pepelea)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga 3000 '68040 expansion
Message-ID: <11265@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 3 May 90 03:08:19 GMT
References: <8798@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Reply-To: valentin@cbmvax (Valentin Pepelea)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <8798@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt4662b@prism.gatech.EDU (BRANHAM,JOSEPH
FRANKLIN) writes:
>
>I hate to add another rumor to the 3000 pile, but while looking at a picture
>of the 3000 and the available schematics, he found an open socket which
>would JUST fit a 68040.

There is no open socket ready to accept a 68040 on the A3000. The 68040 socket
is a huge PGA, about twice the area of a 68030 socket. On the other hand,
there's a 200 pin cpu slot, which could house an 040 accelerator. Very much
like the A2000 cpu slot can house a 68030 accelerator.

Valentin
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