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- From: jperkski@kentcomm.uucp (Jim Perkowski)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: A4000 with 68EC040?
- Message-ID: <jperkski.03mc@kentcomm.uucp>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 16:24:48 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan26.071724.2050@CSD-NewsHost.Stanford.EDU> mark@killdeer.Stanford.EDU (Mark Hosang Yim) writes:
- >
- > Hi,
- >
- > I just bought an A4000. I was looking through the user's guide and it
- > says.
- >
- > "A4000 models shipped with a 68040-level microprocessor on the
- > processor module may have the 68EC040 variation of the chip. The EC
- > chip omits the internal FPU and MMU present on the full 68040.
- > ..."
- > it goes on to say that the full 68040 would have dramatic increases in
- > math operations over a 68EC040 68882 combination, and that the EC is
- > chip replacable with the 68040 for those who want to upgrade.
- >
- > I'm kinda surprised... I got the machine intending to do some heavy
- > math. I just assumed it'd be full 68040, especially after reading
- > reviews and stuff on the net. Did this subject come up? Guess I
- > should have done more research...
- >
- > How do I tell if I've got an EC? (can't open the box without voiding
- > warrantee). Showconfig and CPU programs say I've got a 68040/68882.
- > (looks kinda bad...though doesn't say 68EC040 explicitly)
- > Are all current A4000's EC's or full 68040's?
- > Does anyone know just how different they are? (besides no MMU)
- >
- > thanks
- > mark
- > mark@killdeer.stanford.edu
-
- Ah! Now that's the trick isn't it? They get you all upset and thinking that
- you bought an 040 machine that's been castrated so you'll open up your brand
- new A4000 and void the warrenty.:) I know plenty of people who have and they
- found that they have a fully functional 68040. I don't know what bone head
- put that literature in the packaging, but they should fire him.:) Maybe this
- is a topic that should be in the new book and video tape from Promography
- Productions?:)
-
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