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From: daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Where are the A2630 daughterboards? (was Re: Is the A3000 Really ...)
Message-ID: <22224@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 6 Jun 91 20:47:14 GMT
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Reply-To: daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <1991Jun5.211711.19519@bigsur.uucp> keithh@atreus.bnr.ca (Keith Hanlan) writes:
>In article <22004@cbmvax.commodore.com> daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) writes:

>>...  The other problem is that the A2630 board is limited to 4MB
>>of 32 bit wide RAM on-board, and there are currently no daughterboards on the
>>market.  UNIX tends to be memory hungry, so a 4MB system will run slower than
>>an 8MB system, it'll require more paging.  

>	So, any rumours of a daughterboard for the A2630? 

None that I know of.  Not that I'm one to spread rumors.

>	How difficult would it be to build? Is it something that requires a
>	lot of additional logic or is it relatively simple?

It's basically just a generic 25MHz 68030 bus.  You need a couple of extra
signals, nothing that would phase anyone who's comfortable with the 68030 in
the first place.

-- 
Dave Haynie Commodore-Amiga (Amiga 3000) "The Crew That Never Rests"
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