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From: tainter@ihlpg.UUCP (Tainter)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: Gotcha in MC68010 upgrade
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Date: Fri, 27-Jun-86 19:21:59 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 27 19:21:59 1986
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> I do not claim to be a hardware expert either, but when you hold a chip
> so that the notch is poining straight up (the pins pointing away from you),
> the top pin on the left is pin #1, the one below that #2, etc.  When you
> hit the bottom of the left side, the next pin is the bottom one on the
> right, and you continue numbering as you go UP that side.  Also, the sockets
> that chips are plugged into should have some identifying mark as to which
> pin is pin #1, typically a similar notch to the one on the chip.  I hope
> this helps ...
> So how much is a 68010 anyway?  Is it as simple as pulling the 68000 and
> putting in the 68010 or is there more to it?  (I don't have disk #18)...

Fine if the sockets were put in in the correct orientation.  I seem to recall
something about IBM PC sockets not neccesarily in the correct orientation.

--j.a.tainter