On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 09:20:59PM -0500, Terry Mathews wrote: > A lot of similar upgrades in the Mac world would have the CPU and RAM on > their own circuit board and that contraption would plug into the CPU socket. > Tricky stuff, but would allow faster RAM access, which is the only thing an > Amiga would be lacking AFAIK.
Not really. To fully utilitize a fast CPU, you need more than fast access to RAM . Your I/O system also needs to be fast enough to keep it busy . I imagine it would be great for speeding up the UI, and would likely speed up games which don't do a lot of I/O. I'd love to see it for the Mac. If they just did a pin-compatible CPU upgrade with something like a Coldfire, that would still be nice. I don't even think it would take much engineering effort to design something like a 100MHz drop-in replacement for an '040, or even an '030. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Vintage Macs 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> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:vintage.macs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:vintage.macs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
