Subject: Re: value of Powerbook 520 and 540c?
To: Bruce Harada <bruce@ask.ne.jp>
From: Juergen Tritthardt <juergent@mpimf-heidelberg.mpg.de>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 05/02/2002 12:19:04
On Thu, 2 May 2002, Bruce Harada wrote:
>=20
> On Wed, 1 May 2002 21:54:56 +0200 (MET DST)
> Juergen Tritthardt <juergent@mpimf-heidelberg.mpg.de> wrote:
>=20
> > To my knowledge the 540C has also a 68LC040 like the 520, the differenc=
e
> > is the clock speed (33MHz external, internal 66MHz). The only classic
> > PowerBook with full featured CPU is the 550. The CPUs are soldered, so =
no
> > easy exchange.
>=20
> Soldered, but on a daughterboard. I'm guessing here, but if you could fin=
d a
> junked 550 (yeah, right) you might be able to swap in its daughterboard w=
ith
> the full 68040.

That's right, but a 550 is VERY hard to get. I'm afraid that's true for
damaged ones. I read they had been only sold in japan.


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        J=FCrgen
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