| From: | Gareth Griffiths |
| Date: | 21 Sep 2000 at 23:50:05 |
| Subject: | Re: How do I spend it |
Hello Steve,
> And 'cos I use a lot of WMF files in WW7 (but again, I have to wait around
> for my ARexx script to convert and load them), the '040 is definitely
> looking favourite. So what are the pitfalls. (I believe them there darn
> things run pretty hot, and condume a lot of power). Will it be OK in the
> desktop (I generally use it with the trapdoor cover off, and I'm using an
> old A500 power supply). Will that be enough?
To be honest, I've not had any experience at all with '040's, I jumped
straight from '030 to '060. Actually, thinking about that, I paid £150 for
my Blizzard 1260 accelerator.
See if there is anyone selling an '060 accelerator for about £150 on
AmiBench (http://www.amibench.org) or you could always place a wanted
advert. An '060 doesn't run anywhere near as hot, and is a LOT faster. I
used my desktop 1200 for months with the '060 with the trapdoor cover off.
It did actually start to make burn marks on the desk, but nothing serious. I
raised the case up on four cassette cases in the end.
To sum up, go for an '060 if you can find one going cheap on AmiBench, but
if not, then the '040 :-)
On this topic, was there ever a 68050?
Cheers,
GazChap.
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