Re: Have any of you put this chip in your //gs?

["pilgrimer" <no@no.no>]

>"Exegete" <millers@noneofyourbusiness.com> wrote in message
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 > Bill Garber wrote:

> > "Lockar" <lockar@nospam.com> wrote in message

> > 121220032335532666%lockar@nospam.com">news:121220032335532666%lockar@nospam.com...

> > :

> > : That's what I thought.. I didn't think you could just put

> > this chip

> > : in and have a fast GS.. :/

> > :

> > : -Lockar

> >

> > That is correct. They have 4 Mhz CPUs in them

> > now but are held back to 2.8 Mhz for purposes

> > of keeping the timing for video and disk access

> > correct. Accelerators only speed up main services

> > such as ram access and math functions, etc.......



> It's my understanding that at the time the //gs was being developed, 3

> mhz was the fastest the 65816 could do. By the time production was

> started, 4 mhz was the standard.



> Though I don't suppose an extra million cycles would have made a LOT

> of

> difference....

>

> Roy



Now then, that begs a different concept; A 14mhz 816 in the long
package....what if one were to put one on a TransWarp II or one of the other
IIe acceperators.  Any boost?

-Bart

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