Author: Retro (62.65.99.190)
Date: 06-21-2003 04:12
>> "i'm pretty sure the falcon used the 030's full 32bit address bus to address its memory..."
Never seen those Falcon Original Schematics? If not, get them from Wezz. You'll see that there's nothing connected to pins 16-31 of the CPU's DATA BUS, and pins 24-31 of the ADR BUS are left unconnected as well. Sorry...
I checked this up when I replaced My older Falc's 16MHZ 030 with a 33MHZ one, and also took a couple of closeup photos. There are a bunch of empty solder pads for them mentioned pins, no tracks from them and no tru-holes...
Believe it. Atari Falcon is a 16/24.
I think it was built around a 68000, and the 030 was a last-minute change or something. If you made an adaptor and replaced your Falc's 030 with a 16MHZ 68HC000, it would perform just as good (maybe even slightly better).
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