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Article #982Re: Question on processor expansion
From: Robert L Thurlow
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1986 15:19
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1986 15:19
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In article <297@ubc-cs.UUCP> manis@ubc-cs.UUCP (Vince Manis) writes: >I fail to see the attraction of the 68010. Just a little nicer, and several friends have them from those Motorola kits. Some things would be a squeak faster, though I doubt I'd *desolder* the 68000 in my 520ST to use it. >I'm dubious about a $530 CDN price for the 68020, though: the July issue of >BYTE has an article on the Definicon 68020 co-processor board for the IBM >PC. Including 1MB of memory, a 68020, and a 68881 (FPU), the price they list >is US$995. That would cause me to guess that (in reasonable quantities) you >can get a 68020 for ~ $150 US. $530 CDN it is - single quantity from L. A. Varah, as of 86/06/25. Shouldn't stay that way for long though, I agree. # UUCP : ...!ubc_vision!molihp!robt Robert Thurlow # # My thoughts are my own, and are void where prohibited by law. # # "There was something fishy about the butler. I think he was a # # Pisces, probably working for scale." -Nick Danger, 3rd Eye #
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!caip!lll-crg!lll-lcc!qantel!hplabs!tektronix!uw-beaver!ubc-vision!molihp!robt From: robt@molihp.UUCP (Robert L Thurlow) Newsgroups: net.micro.atari16 Subject: Re: Question on processor expansion Message-ID: <177@molihp.UUCP> Date: Fri, 27-Jun-86 11:19:55 EDT Article-I.D.: molihp.177 Posted: Fri Jun 27 11:19:55 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 30-Jun-86 04:02:31 EDT References: <8606201839.AA06129@pavepaws> <477@elmgate.UUCP> <176@molihp.UUCP> <297@ubc-cs.UUCP> Reply-To: robt@HP-UX.UUCP (Robert L Thurlow) Organization: Moli Energy, Vancouver, B.C., CANADA Lines: 20