[Techtoolslist] Speeding up the 9100?

[Andre Huijts]

Aren't most of the tests actually running on the pod ? So speeding up the 9100 would have very little use...

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> Op 10 dec. 2015 om 22:01 heeft Steve Larkins <steve at ukaudiovisual.co.uk> het volgende geschreven:
> 
> 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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