Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!decwrl!sdd.hp.com!apollo!rehrauer From: rehrauer@apollo.HP.COM (Steve Rehrauer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: TT (Who has one?) Message-ID: <4bd28747.20b6d@apollo.HP.COM> Date: 26 Jul 90 14:40:00 GMT References: <1990Jul20.141733.5567@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> <1990Jul20.233102.24577@math.lsa.umich.edu> <13415@cbmvax.commodore.com> <1990Jul26.015801.15979@comp.vuw.ac.nz> Sender: root@apollo.HP.COM Reply-To: rehrauer@apollo.HP.COM (Steve Rehrauer) Organization: Hewlett-Packard Apollo Division - Chelmsford, MA Lines: 25 In article <1990Jul26.015801.15979@comp.vuw.ac.nz> Aaron.Roydhouse@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Aaron Roydhouse) writes: >In article daveh@cbmvax (Dave Haynie) writes: >>It may very well matter, if the difference between 68881 and 68882 matters >>to you. While they are pin compatible, there's an awfully good chance that > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Awfully nil chance actually - if you had read the documentation you > would see it specifically states that the supplied 68881 _is_ socketed > for the stated reason of allowing for easy upgrade to 68882. > >>If you're paying anywhere _near_ $100 for a 16MHz '881 or '882, you might >>consider changing your store. I would imagine that Motorola isn't making >>many '881s these days, and I did hear that '882s are much easier to make >>than '881s in speeds of 25MHz on up. > > Well under $100 eh? Well that will make for a cheap TT upgrade for > those who want it. Assuming the specs yoiu've read are correct, and the TT really has a socket. Assuming Atari doesn't go to surface-mounting in Rev N+1 of the motherboard to save 25 cents per box. Assuming the TT ever ships. Assuming, assuming, assuming -- we're all assuming much about the TT. The A3000 is a bit more assumption-free; it actually exists. -- >>"Aaiiyeeee! Death from above!"<< | (Steve) rehrauer@apollo.hp.com "Spontaneous human combustion - what luck!"| Apollo Computer (Hewlett-Packard)