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From: al158305@mtecv2.mty.itesm.mx (Gustavo Cordova Avila)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: '030 Lucas/Frances??
Keywords: Lucas Frances Motorola 68030 speed
Message-ID: <3118@mtecv2.mty.itesm.mx>
Date: 5 Apr 91 21:38:07 GMT
Organization: ITESM. Campus Monterrey
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   I'm thinking in ordering the Lucas/Frances kits
to give some new life into my (ancient :) Amiga 1000,
only that I have a few questions:

* Is there a way to install an '030 on the lucas board?
  From where I see it, it's only a matter of adapting the
  pins of the '030 to an '020 socket, since their both
  32bit data busses and hmmm.. 32? bit address busses,
  just translate a few control and timing signals, but
  I could be quite wrong... what do the hardware gurus say?

* Can an '882 be installed in an '881s socket? If my memory
  serves me (rarely does :) I think I read that an '882 is a
  pin for pin replacement for the '881, only that enhanced.
  ?? is it so ??

* Can the frances board be made to have more than 4 megs ram?

* If there does exist a hack to install an '030, is it compatible
  with the hack to install the original 68000 with the '020?

* One last question: Why does lucas flake out when running at over
  20 mega-hurts? :)

  Any answers will be *very* appreciated. I'm looking seriously
into the lucas/frances pair because: they're cheap (er, I mean, low
cost :), and user buildable/hackable (I'm majoring in Electronics
Systems Eng), and, even though my mouth waters when I see the mega
midget racer, I'm on a students budget :(

Gustavo
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| From Mexico!  Majoring in Electronics Systems Engineering, |
| ITESM presents to you: Gustavo Cordova Avila!!!            |
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