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From: aburto@marlin.UUCP (Alfred A. Aburto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 68020 Board Wanted
Message-ID: <982@marlin.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 10-Jun-87 11:32:21 EDT
Article-I.D.: marlin.982
Posted: Wed Jun 10 11:32:21 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 20-Jun-87 03:46:21 EDT
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Reply-To: aburto@marlin.nosc.mil.UUCP (Alfred A. Aburto)
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Keywords: 68020 mpu speed

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In article <28386@rochester.ARPA> mcinerny@rochester.UUCP (Michael McInerny) writes:
>to put in a PGA socket :-)
>I've already called CSA and they wanted about $400 for the board and
>PALs (ready for the '20 and an '881 [in my dreams :]).  That's too 
>rich for my blood.  Spectra markets a clip on board for the Mac
>market, but they said they couldn't beat the $400 price.  I was
>hoping for about $150 (am I crazy?).  Even schemas would be fine.
>
>-Michael
>
	$150 for a blank PC board is not unreasonable.  For some reason all
	68020/68881 hardware seems to be *very* expensive and I don't
	understand why it should be.  Single CPU 68020/68881 PC BOARDS
	seem to run in the $1k-$2k region.  A number of people have put
	68020/68881's in their Amiga's (Myself included) but they paid
	approximately $1k for this enhancement.  Alot bucks for what looks
	like relatively simple hardware  ---- 68020, 68881, and a couple
	of PALS.
	Check out EDN magazine 1985 and 1986.  There were a number of articles
	published by Motorola (with schematics) showing how to interface
	or adapt the 68020 to a 68000 system.  Sorry but I don't have these
	references handy right now.
	Al Aburto