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From: greg@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Greg Harp)
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Subject: Re: A3000: 16mhz vs. 25mhz
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Date: 13 May 91 05:36:54 GMT
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In article <1991May12.210008.25823@cinnet.com> kilian@cinnet.com (Kilian Jacob) writes:
>As far as I heard the only differences between the a3000/16 and the a3000/25
>are the crystal and the cpu (16 and 25mhz version). The problem is that it's
>not *that* easy to replace a surface mounted chip. :-)

In fact, it's quite hard to do.  I guess a good measure of _how_ hard it is
to do is to take note fact that Dave Haynie said he wouldn't try it.  I
think he said that they had some techs that could probably pull it off, but
it takes some special tools and the know-how to use them.

So, in other words, don't buy the 16Mhz version if you plan to just replace
the chips and crystal with faster ones.  I want to stress that because I
forsee several people complaining because they thought they could pull it
off simply.  We have enough people thinking C= has screwed them when they
have actually screwed themselves already... :)

Greg
-- 
       Greg Harp       |"I was there to match my intellect on national TV,
                       | against a plumber and an architect, both with a PhD."
greg@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu|            -- "I Lost on Jeopardy," Weird Al Yankovic