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- From: microsoc@oxford.ac.uk (Robin Watts)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
- Subject: Re: Best buy ARM 3 for old A440/RO3.10
- Message-ID: <MICROSOC.93Jan25103847@black.oxford.ac.uk>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 10:38:47 GMT
- References: <1993Jan22.121139.8140@infodev.cam.ac.uk>
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- In-reply-to: smb@cs.nott.ac.uk's message of 24 Jan 93 17:10:22 GMT
-
- In article <Random-Number@J.Random.Domain> Simon Burrows writes:
- >In article <1993Jan22.121139.8140@infodev.cam.ac.uk> JNA10@phx.cam.ac.uk writes:
- >>Does anyone have any opinions as to where to get an ARM3/MEMC1a at
- >>a *really low price*? :-) I don't really care how slowly it runs
- >>in comparison to other highly-clocked upgrades - anything's got to
- >>be quicker than what I've got at the moment...
- >
- >The ordinary Ground Control ARM3 (25MHz) is one of the cheapest, but is
- >sturdily constructed. It does use a 25MHz crystal rather than time divided
- >50MHz oscillator, but I never had any problems with it. They will also
- >supply a MEMC1a quite cheaply.
- >
- >I'm not yet convinced about the worth of these more expensive ARM3 upgrades
- >which come with a socket for the forthcoming FPA. I'm told (anyone confirm
- >this?) that these upgrades were designed around the preliminary spec for
- >the FPA, and the pinouts have now changed - in this case a carrier board
- >will be needed, which could be a problem given the proximity of the ARM
- >chip to the disc drive.
- >
- >Simon
-
- As far as I know, the IFEL upgrade that supposedly gives FPU support has
- always had a double row of pins for a second (vertically mounted) board
- on top of the first. this has been carefully done so, a) No probs with pinouts
- b) It will fit easily next to the floppy without problems.
-
- I spoke to the people at IFEL for a few months before they actually fabricated
- them, and as far as I know, they have always been designed this way.
-
- The only machines/boards that I know of that have actual sockets on them are
- the A5000s themselves...
-
- Robin
-