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From: billc@percival.UUCP (William J. Coldwell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: CMI 68000 (68010?) 2x questions
Message-ID: <1392@percival.UUCP>
Date: 9 Oct 88 06:39:33 GMT
References: <1958@kalliope.rice.edu> <9467@swan.ulowell.edu> <390@ga.ecn.purdue.edu>
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In article <390@ga.ecn.purdue.edu> rodmar@ga.ecn.purdue.edu.UUCP (Rodney L Martin) writes:
>I have a couple of simple questions for the CMI 68000 2x
>1.  Is there any improvements with the MC68881 installed for general
>    computing?  What I mean is, would those programs that don`t directly
>    address the MC68881 be any quicker?

 No.  The 68881 can only be directly accessed, or through the IEEE libraries
 on the 1.3 Workbench.

>2.  Would a MC68010 @ 16 Mhz produce faster processing over the MC68000?

 Yes, but no one currently makes that, to my knowledge.  It's the same idea
 as replacing your 68000 with a 68010.

>3.  What is the speed increase of the IBM Transformer?  (with and w/o MC68881)

 Transformer is increased a little bit.  I mean, it's already extremely slow,
 and if the guy who does PC-Ditto on the ST would do a port for the Amiga, then
 maybe it would be feasable to use MS-DOS on the Amiga through software. (yes,
 I like run-on sentences...)

>Answers to these questions could sway my desision in purchasing the product.
  don't buy --------> buy.  (did I sway enough? Nah, can't be too commercial
  here... ;-)
>Thanks....
>              Rod

 Your welcome.
 Bill

 (also you might check out a previous message to get information.

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