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From: joseph@valnet.UUCP (Joseph P. Hillenburg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech,comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: 25 mhz 68020 for A2620
Keywords: 68020, A2620
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Date: 28 Oct 90 20:21:56 GMT
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mike@ccd700.UUCP (M. Greer) writes:

> Will a 25 mhz 68020 work on an A2620? This seems like such a simple
> question, but I can't seem to get a reliable answer. I called two
> different dealers, who in turn called Commodore tech support, and I
> have recieved two different answers. One said it would work but could
> not qurantee that it would clock at 25 mhz (assuming of course that
> a 25 mhz clock crystal and a 25 mhz 68881 or 82 were also added), the
> other said that it would work and run at 25 mhz. Who is right? This is
> the most economical way for me to accellerate my machine and I need  
> accurate information. Our node here has a small disk, there I don't 
> get all of the posted messages. If in response to this post, you could
> also e-mail or even call me at (313)845-4070 I would greatly appreciate
> it.
> 
> Mike Greer

Yes. From what I heard from both Commodore and AmigaWhirl/World 
(FluffMag) you can speed up the board just by adding the new chip(s) and 
the oscillator.

-Joseph Hillenburg

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