Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!uwvax!uwslh!lishka
From: lishka@uwslh.UUCP (Christopher Lishka)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 68010 Upgrade
Message-ID: <291@uwslh.UUCP>
Date: 17 Dec 87 15:53:40 GMT
References: <27270R38@PSUVM> <843@neoucom.UUCP> <2247@dasys1.UUCP>
Reply-To: lishka@uwslh.UUCP (Christopher Lishka)
Organization: U of Wisconsin-Madison, State Hygiene Lab
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In article <2247@dasys1.UUCP> holmes@dasys1.UUCP (David Holmes) writes:
>
>I guess my first question is whether or not the speed increase is worth
>the time and money to pick one up. I've got an A2000 so it should be easy
>to install. The next question is where do I get a 68010 and how much can
>I expect to pay for one? Thanks in advance.

I helped my friend put in a 68010 about a year ago, well into the wee
hours of a Friday night.  We installed it in his A1000 (which I will
be buying when he gets an A2000 RSN).  As I remember, it was a minor
job, and considering that we did it when we were that tired, it
couldn't have been too hard.

As to a performance increase, well, we really haven't noticed much.
Back when we first installed it he would say "this program looks like
it is running faster."  But it was too hard to really tell.  We did
some before-and-after timings, but they didn't show much.

In conclusion, unless you are really worried about that small speed
gain, it probably is not worth it.  He installed one because he got a
good deal on his 68010 from his employer, but I doubt he would have
tried it otherwise.  The speed gain is really hard to notice...

>-- 
>David Holmes
>323 Seward Place
>Schenectady, N.Y. 12308            {allegra,philabs,cmcl2}!phri!dasys1!holmes
>(518) 372-0965                                        or holmesd@union.bitnet

						-Chris
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Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene <-lishka%uwslh.uucp@rsch.wisc.edu
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