PPC expansion
  • Caterpillar
    Caterpillar
    Posts: 35 from 2015/6/12
    So when are we likely to see an expansion card using the Freescale e6500 core or maybe an IBM Power 8 chip...

    Would it be even possible ?

    Then we may be talking about a major powered NG Amiga :)

    [ Edited by zerohour 27.08.2015 - 00:17 ]
  • »27.08.15 - 00:59
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    Kronos
    Posts: 2239 from 2003/2/24
    What are you planning to expand ? And why ?
  • »27.08.15 - 07:48
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  • Caterpillar
    Caterpillar
    Posts: 35 from 2015/6/12
    I am just asking hypothetically... If given a choice you could upgrade the G5 using the Power 8 or something like the A1200 with the Freescale.

    I have no electronics skill I was just interested if such could be done.

    [ Edited by zerohour 27.08.2015 - 15:35 ]
  • »27.08.15 - 16:34
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    Kronos
    Posts: 2239 from 2003/2/24
    To answer your origanl question:


    No.
  • »27.08.15 - 16:35
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  • Jim
  • Yokemate of Keyboards
    Yokemate of Keyboards
    Jim
    Posts: 4977 from 2009/1/28
    From: Delaware, USA
    Quote:

    zerohour wrote:
    I am just asking hypothetically... If given a choice you could upgrade the G5 using the Power 8 or something like the A1200 with the Freescale.

    I have no electronics skill I was just interested if such could be done.


    As per Kronos, really no.
    I'd love to see an e6500 based board, but that series of processors and the Power8 processor as really not suited for expanding the systems you mentioned.
    "Never attribute to malice what can more readily explained by incompetence"
  • »28.08.15 - 13:36
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