> 2) Does anyone know where to get a full-fledged 68040 processor (part number
> MC68040RC25)?  I tried a local electronics place, and they said it was
> "blue-chip" (whatever that means...) and therefore would cost me
> $430CDN... a full order of magnitude greater than Motorola's wholesale
> price of around $14US!  Sonnet sells upgrade kits, but these are similarly
> over-priced.  Is there any mail-order electronic components company that
> might sell me one cheaply?

Check the Amiga world. They used to trade processors just like in the
intel world. That's where i've bought one from (some spurious amiga
upgrade)

Yves