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From: gsarff@meph.UUCP (Gary Sarff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.marketplace
Subject: Re: help with pricing 68040/68882/68851 set
Message-ID: <00084@meph.UUCP>
Date: 2 Mar 91 17:20:32 GMT
References: <37443@netnews.upenn.edu> <1991Feb14.231336.18618@convex.com>
Reply-To: gsarff@meph.UUCP
Organization: WICAT Systems Inc., Orem Utah
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In article <1991Feb14.231336.18618@convex.com>, swarren@convex.com (Steve Warren) writes:
>In article <37443@netnews.upenn.edu> widyono@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Aasmodeus) writes:
>>'lo all.  Wuz juz wundering if anywun cud help moi...  a friend wud like tu
>>buy a set:68040/68882/68851 for his a1000, and needs a price range- most
>>likely used of course (not enough $$) and what else would he need to add 
>>them?
>
>68040s are like gold.  He will be lucky to find one for $1000.  Then he
>will have to figure out what to do with it.  There are no boards for the 1000
>or any other Amiga that use the 68040 (yet).
>
>In addition, the 68040 does not need a floating point chip (68882).  It has
>a floating point unit built in.
> ... he probably wants a 68020...

68040 does not need a 68851 either, the MMU is inside too.
I agree with the followup poster, he probably wants a 68020.

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