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Re: AdSpeed?

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From: PROC
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 14:45
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In article <H.ea.23yZaqg4I8o@semprini.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca> cherborth@semprini.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca writes:
>In <1993Jan14.150957.13631@bsu-ucs>, 01mbmccabe@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu writes:

>> In my Mega ST4, I have either a socket on top of my 68k chpi or a spare socket
>> altogether (I can't remember which), but how would I go about installing an
>> AdSpeed chip (if it's worth it, at all)?  I've no experience whatsoever in
>> this, but from what I saw under my hood here, all I'd have to do is plug in the
>> AdSpeed...no?

>From what I've heard, you just plug it into the "MegaBus" slot (which is
>a 68000 PDS, exactly the same as the slot in the Falcon030) and awaaaay
>you go at 16Mhz.
>Does the AdSpeed have a cache?

I've just fitted ATOnce+ (16Mhz) into my ST. I had to solder every
pin onto the back of the 68000 and one wire to the
video shifter but it works a treat.
You can probably create a cache on either with a DEVICE=ramcache.sys
(or some such name) in the config.sys file.
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