Subject: Re: Sun3 hardware questions.
To: David Gilbert <dgilbert@jaywon.pci.on.ca>
From: Julian Bean <jules@mailbox.co.uk>
List: port-sun3
Date: 04/02/1996 10:26:05
At 10:24 pm 31/3/96, David Gilbert wrote:
> I am now (officially) the proud owner of a Sun3/260 (w/ a
>cgtwo). Being so inclined, I yanked out the cpu board to have a
>look. The system has a 68020 at 25 Mhz and a 68881 at 20 Mhz. This
>seems to jive with the fact that a 50 Mhz and a 40 Mhz crystal are
>right nearby (what the 200Mhz crystal a way over yonder controls, I
>don't know).
>
> Looking at this, I wondered two things:
>
>1. Can I put a 68882 in place of the 68881 (and would this be worth it)?
I don't think so. They have a different pinout... at least, the ones I have do.
Jules
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