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From: rsilvers@hawk.ulowell.edu (Robert Silvers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: amiga 2500UX
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Date: 30 Jan 89 15:31:05 GMT
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>Is this true of any 2500? Does the 68000 still run at 7 MHz?
>
>I've been very impressed with the 2500, and I'm saving my pennies to buy
>one. One of the things that has concerned me was the possibility that
>some software would not work on a 2500, due to either the slightly 
>different instruction set of the 68020 or to the faster clock speed.
>
>If I can choose to run the 2500 on a 7 Mhz 68000, then I'm no longer
>concerned. I haven't heard of any incompatibility problems with the 2500,
>but then I haven't heard of many people that have them yet. Anyone with
>a 2500 care to comment?

     Yes, the 68000 still runs at 7 Mhz.  I have seen a few programs not run
on the 68020, but in 68000 mode, everything works fine.  Don't hesitate to
buy one because of incompatibility.  

							--Rob.


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