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From: dash@legs.UUCP (Darrell Shively)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: lucas-board
Message-ID: <2926@legs.UUCP>
Date: 17 Jul 90 07:31:08 GMT
References: <1990Jul13.193142.10910@ra.src.umd.edu>
Distribution: comp.sys.amiga
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in article <1990Jul13.193142.10910@ra.src.umd.edu>, subrata@ra.src.umd.edu (Subrata Kumar Dutta) says:
> 
> Recently, I have seen the lucas board(?) mentioned on this group.  I 
> understand that it is way to install a 68020 CPU into the amiga 1000.
> Could someone please provide me more information regarding this 
> product, including price, installation, and reliability?  Thank you.

   I have one.  It works pretty well for me, but required a fair amount
of massaging by a hardware knowledgable friend of mine.  Mostly the
installation of documented upgrades and improvements to the hardware.
I bought mine 2nd hand partially completed, and we also a couple of evening
reworking some of the previous work.  
  This is not a project for the faint hearted, but it can yield 
excellent results.
  I also have the Frances 4Mbyte 32-bit RAM expansion.  It also works
quite well for me.  I do not have any other preipherals connected to
my system (well, a printer).  I am currently attempting to get a wedge/OMTI
combination working, but the wedge driver seems to be 68020 incompatible.
  Here is some info provided on disk with the LUCAS board regarding pricing
and ordering:

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If you've decided that you would like to build yourself Lucas Board
then here's where and how much.

	L U C A S

Bare PCB ............ $40.00
4 Pal set ........... $30.00
Mailing ............. $ 5.00
                      ------
Total ............... $75.00
 
If both the PCB and the Pals are ordered then I'll send along a disk
with mostly the information in this arc file but it will be updated 
with any new information.

If your interested in the FRANCES 32-bit memory board then this is what it
will set you back.

	F R A N C E S

Bare PCB ............ $60.00
2 Pal set ........... $10.00
Mailing ............. $ 5.00
                      ------
Total ............... $75.00 (Disk & Docs included)

Price for both LUCAS & FRANCES ..... $150.00
      
Send a cheque or money order made out to Brad Fowles to:

		Brad Fowles,
		RR#5,
		Caledon East,
		Ontario, Canada.
		LON 1E0 	

				Thanks, and Enjoy


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