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Article #1207520 AND BLITTER
From: QBZJ
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1986 15:51
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1986 15:51
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The otherday Rick Flashman cited the president of Batteries Included
as having said that the blitter upgrade to the 1040 would be accomplished
by removing the 68000 from its socket, plugging the blitter board into the
socket and then remounting the 68000 on the new card. Are there any
hardware differences between the 520 and 1040 that would prevent yu
from cutting the pins off the 68000, soldering on a socket, buying
a new 68000 (what are they... $20?) and installing the blitter board. My
understanding was that the footprints were very similar. The only problem
with this upgrade path might be a lack of sace within the case of the 520
or possibly the power supply. It wouldn't be much fun to do, but it sure
sounds easier than the memory upgrade. It sure would be nice to get the
blitter on a 520st. Anyone have any useful technical information to add to
this?
peter lorraine
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