[Techtoolslist] Speeding up the 9100?

[Steve Larkins]

I alwas thought the timing would be essential to these things running. I
wonder how much of the that is in software ie. if you speed the hardware up
will the rest fall over?

Steve Larkins
Mobile 07826 553792

On 8 December 2015 at 08:00, John Robertson <jrr at flippers.com> wrote:

> On 12/07/2015 4:39 PM, John Robertson wrote:
>
>> On 12/07/2015 4:30 PM, John Robertson wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/07/2015 4:25 PM, John Robertson wrote:
>>>
>>>> Seeing as we are talking a bit about the 9100 - has anyone looked into
>>>> speeding one of these up? Used to be there were speedup kits for old Apple
>>>> and Atari computers that ran the 68000 (9100A uses the 68000) that involved
>>>> a 68010, 68020, or 68030 and some glue...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://atariage.com/forums/topic/172961-was-16mhz-the-fastest-68000-accelerator-ever-made-for-st-line/
>>>>
>>>> Might be fun for someone with some spare time!
>>>>
>>>> John :-#)#
>>>>
>>> Found the Pak 68030 info: http://amiga.resource.cx/exp/pak3
>>>
>>> This just cries out for a FPGA! Right...
>>>
>>> John :-#)#
>>>
>>
>> (c't = a german magazine about 'Computer Technics'. Check out their
>> website ) <http://www.heise.de>
>>
>> And a bit further and I can't do any more - the source for the PAK68/3 is
>> found in these German Computer Technics magazine articles - and I can't
>> read German!
>>
>> https://shop.heise.de/katalog/doppel-pak
>>
>> https://shop.heise.de/katalog/alles-unter-kontrolle-2
>>
>> https://shop.heise.de/katalog/falcon-on-your-mind
>>
>> Cost a couple of Euros each. Includes source code for GALs, etc.
>>
>> So, a really FAST 9100 may be possible...using CF (thanks to Andy and his
>> pal), next someone needs to create a video card...
>>
>> John :-#)#
>>
>> Further exploration has led to the German Atari support page, where they
> provide the schematics, and code for the PAK68/3 which is a plug in 68030
> replacement for the 68000 CPU. As far as I can tell this would give you
> speeds similar to the 9100FT.
>
>
> https://translate.google.ca/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwrsonline.de%2Fpak3.html&edit-text=
>
> Anyone game to work with me on this project over the next while?
>
>
> John :-#)#
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