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040 upgrade on a Rocket?

68kMLA Troubleshooting 5 posts Apr 15, 2008 to Apr 15, 2008

#1 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 - 06:40 68kMLA

Barring space considerations, and socketed vs unsocketed 040s - a QuadDoubler or similar 040 upgrade in Rocket ... possible?

#2 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 - 07:40 68kMLA

Socketting is not a problem. One of mine arrived with a 40MHz '040 in place of its designed 33MHz, a relic of an unfinished intention to upgrade. 33MHz now rules again.

As far as the speed increase is concerned, however, I am not sure what the former owner had intended. If you were to PM our own mercurial member, he may be able to fill you in.

de

#3 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 - 08:34 68kMLA

What I'm thinking is one of the upgrades that runs at double the bus speed in an 040 Mac. ie at 50MHz on a 25MHz bus.

#4 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 - 17:46 68kMLA

Wasn't one of those from NewerTech? Memory (beware!) reminds me that those accelerators rise up on eBay from time to time. One seller (name escapes me) in particular offers a variety of NIB NewerTech stuff.

de

#5 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 - 17:49 68kMLA

It's this seller