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From: coxc0011@ucselx.sdsu.edu (David Tse)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Midget Racer!
Keywords: midget,racer,CSA
Message-ID: <1990Dec13.141224.22276@ucselx.sdsu.edu>
Date: 13 Dec 90 14:12:24 GMT
References: <131@dogmelb.dog.oz.au>
Organization: San Diego State University Computing Services
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david@dogmelb.dog.oz.au (David Le Blanc) writes:
>recently heard of the existence of a gadget called the Midget Racer.
>Does anyone have any info on this? What I mainly want to know is:

>1) Is it available in Australia? (Price?)
>2) Is it a 68030/68882 or an '020.? (or 81/82 optional?)
68020 at 7.16MHz and 68881 at 16MHz.

>3) Does it take 32bit ram? (optional? at what extra cost?)
>4) Does it have an MMU? (optional?)
no
>5) Does it or its 32bit RAM conflict with the A590's internal RAM?
>   (I ask because the gvp, and spirit's of this world conflict with
>    the a590's RAM.)
>6) Is it internal to the 500 or on a passthru bus?
>7) Can toys such as SetCPU (1.6!) work with its 32bit ram? (an MMU?)
>   (this is moot if there is no mmu or 32bit ram..)
>Thanks in advance for any info.
>Email: david@dogmelb.dog@munnari.oz    |    Division of Geomechanics,
>TEL.   (03) 881 1355                   |    CSIRO, P.O. Box 54
>FAX    (03) 881 2052                   |    Mt Waverley 3149,

I am sorry I don't know the rest since the original Midget Racer is
outdated and a new one called Mega Midget Racer is avail.
It is a completely new and high-tech design, nothing to do with the
original one except the name, using the 68030 at speed from 20,25,to
33MHz with optional 68882 at the 030 speed.

A 32bit ram daughter board is available as optional. Mega Midget Racer
plugs into the 68000 socket and the 68000 resits on the board, and it
can be brought back to 68000 mode with software or hardware switch.
A static ram cache is avail. and you can put ROM kickstart images in it
to speed up access.

Board uses a lot of surface mount parts. It'll work with A500, A2x00,
and with some mod. A1000.

This issue of AmigaWorld has a good review about it.

The price starts at $600 - $700 and up depends on configurations.

I'm not related to the product and just seems to know this much.

I'm also not related to CSA which manufactures it.

Bye,
David

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