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[Early Access] Apple Cancelled the Turbo Mac. Let's Build One.
Added 2022-07-23 04:31:23 +0000 UTCIn 1985, Apple was rumored to be working on a Turbo Mac, an upgraded original Mac with a 68010 instead of a 68000, and up to 2 megs of RAM instead of 128K or 512K. Well, that Mac never came out, and instead we got the Mac Plus with the same ol' 68000. However, the 68010 is pin compatible with the 68000 in some packages... and I found one! Combined with the 2 meg RAM upgrade we found in our Mac 128K, we should be able to upgrade it to match the specs of that rumored Turbo Mac. Or we'll completely ruin it. Who knows! Come find out!
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Dropping in 68010s was a popular cross-grade for early Amigas that used 68000s too. I believe there were/are some patch libraries for AmigaOS that make them a tiny bit faster than the equivalent 68000 too, but they aren't much of an upgrade in an Amiga either!
Mark Benson
2022-07-24 00:11:25 +0000 UTC
