VXL-30 Accelerator?
20-Feb-92 20:10:05
Sb: #49923-VXL-30 Accelerator?
Fm: Robert Hayes 70314,2302
To: Mark Kelley 70771,176
I have the VXL 40-MHz board. On balance, it is a good board, however, the
memory boards are not yet out (MicroBotics claims they are days away from
release, though) and that means the speed increase is not all that you can
expect (I figure I have about 5 wait states until I get the burst memory
board <g>). But they are pretty reliable and most commerical software
works just fine. Even the stuff that breaks often works if you turn off
the 68030 cache.
The coprocessors can run at any clock speed; if they run at a speed other
than that of the main chip, then you have to get a clock chip (about $10,
so no big deal). You need a PLCC coprocessor, though, which isn't as
common as the standard ones, but you can find them anywhere, it might just
take a bit longer to dig one out.
Bob