#MBX to XA upgrade!
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Hey MBX 1200 Owners: If you want to upgrade to an 030 Accelerator, we've
created a direct trade-up deal which will get you a pretty aggressive price on
our new 50MHz M1230 XA. We are doing a mailing to our registered user base next
week. If you have yet to register or can't wait, call us on Monday and ask for
Darrin. He'll give you the information and/or put you on the list to get the
mailing. NOTE: you must be a current owner of an MBX 1200 or 1200z.
–Redmond
Great !! Thats what I've been waiting for, some info. on the M1230
Please describe this Product, I currently use a MBX1200 25mhz 882 w/
8 meg simm. And I want Power :^)
I bet a 50mhz 030 1200 will compete nicely with my 040 Toaster sys :^)
….John
John: the XA has all major components socketed. It uses standard 72
pin SIMMs (just as on your MBX 1200). The trade in offer in fact
takes your existing SIMM and math chip and moves them over to the XA.
XA supports a CPU, FPU, single SIMM up to 128meg size, and a clock.
With a 50MHz processor its speed is about twice that of an A3000 and
about 80 percent of an A4000/40. Thus it is the fastest AGA machine
you can make without buying a 4000/40. (in fact it's faster than a
4000 in a few benchmarks because it has a better RAM interface.).
–Redmond
I can just hear my charge card screaming in mortal agony…. ;^/
Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot…..
Same here! 🙂
Specially sine I need a bigger HD too…. Gulp!
Bob Comer — Cruising the nets on AutoPilot from Cheyenne, Wyoming
Well, your charge card may be in for a pleasant surprise. With the trade in,
the XA is pretty affordable. –Redmond
I'll call Tuesday. What does the XA do again? How does it compare to the
Viper?
Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot…..
The XA is an accelerator, large memory device, and clock. It is less expensive
than the not-yet-delivered Viper. Performance-wise, we believe it to be the
fastest available accelerator for the A1200. –Redmond
Thanks, it will have to wait though. My close-out 2024 (destined for my
3000) arrived DOA, and now I'm spending scads of $$$ to get a 1942 monitor
for my 1200.
Brian — Cruising on AutoPilot…..