Subject: Re: Colour Classic ?
To: None <macbsd-general@sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu>
From: Eric Johnson <EJOHNSON@lepton.imsa.edu>
List: macbsd-general
Date: 12/13/1993 22:45:32
>Not that I know of. It would be interesting to know how far it gets,
>though. Do you know, off-hand, how it differs from the SE/30 (other
>than addition of colour and subtraction of FPU ;-)?
The SE/30 was a raw 68030, loaded with FPU (I think) and a full 32 bit data
path. It really flew, and it only had to drive a small screen, so it seemed
even better?
The Color Classic is based on the LC/LCII idea. It only has a 16 bit data
path to ram as well as all other I/O. This cripples an otherwise speedy
processor, but only requires you to add SIMMs 2 at a time, and make the
Mother board design MUCH cheaper. The main reason that the LCIII rocks is
that it has a 32 bit data path (and a 25 Mhz CPU). If you can get it to run
on an LCII, it will likely run on the Color Classic.
-ENJ
Eric N. Johnson
ejohnson@imsa.edu (Primary)
ejohnson@lepton.imsa.edu (backup and list server mail)
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