At 01:29 +0200 on 26/04/02, Simone Orioli wrote: >ISTR I somewhere read that, on a PowerPC card equipped Mac, 68k calls are >processed by the main CPU. > >Is that true?
No. >I thought that, when running in PowerPC mode, the card would completely >disable the 68k CPU and 68k calls would be processed by the 601 in >emulation mode. They are. Proof of this can be seen by the users who have put PPC cards in such Macs as the C650, overclocked the card to 85MHz, and then removed the 68040 to squeeze the last drop of performance out of the PPC. (They won't run over about 80MHz with the 68040 in place.) the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> Software Archive <ftp://download:[EMAIL PROTECTED]//Users/thepickl/Sites/Archive/> <http://www.members.jmug.org/%7Ethepickl/archive/> _________________________________________________________________ -- Quadlist is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
