Apollo 060/66 Accelerators for A1200s

Echo · 22 November 2003, 15:34

Not a problem as such, but seemed the best place to post this.

What's people's opinions of these accelerators? Worth the £89.99? I heard the Apollos can't be disabled with a simple key press which is a bit offputting.

Speedwise though, it should surpass my Blizzard 030 by a long way.

Any advice would be appreciated

ant512 · 22 November 2003, 19:32

No, no, no, no no. No. No no no. Worst £250 (at the time) I've ever spent. If someone offered me an Apollo 060 board for free, I'd laugh and turn it down. Don't buy it.

Antiriad · 22 November 2003, 19:38

get one. worth it. got a blizzard 060 myself with key disactivation mind

think i recall they run colder than a 030 card too

RetroMan · 22 November 2003, 20:26

Apollo Cards suck ! They are for sure faster than any 030

but the card itself is a mess .... they are unstable as hell, the SCSI ports are REALLY slow and buggy .... for half the price above, MAYBE but else..... nonono

ant512 · 22 November 2003, 20:28

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Originally posted by Antiriad
get one. worth it. got a blizzard 060 myself with key disactivation mind

think i recall they run colder than a 030 card too

If you can get a Blizzard 060, you should definitely get one. Got two here - excellent boards. The Apollo, however, is still crap. Quick list of crapness:

- Software-only SCSI
- Cannot be disabled
- Extremely picky about SIMMs
- Software incompatibilities (both standard 060 incompatibilities shared with the Blizzard, and other inexplicable incompatibilities)
- Unstable to the point of being useless (my board would run for an hour at the most before it crashed; the Blizzard has no such problems. Heat was not a problem, nor power, as it was installed in a tower)
- Shoddy design (based on the 040 board, and includes a fiddly voltage regulator to switch from 5V to 3.3V)

I experienced many other annoyances and problems with my Apollo 060/66, and spent a fortune trying to get it working properly (including buying the tower case, various SIMMs, a new motherboard, a new buffered IDE interface, new kickstart ROMs, a new hard disk... Pretty much replaced everything). Eventually got a pair of Blizzard 060 boards and haven't used the Apollo since.

Echo · 22 November 2003, 20:31

Yikes, that's a no then

I'd love a Blizzard 060 of course, my Blizzard 030 MKIV has been flawless for years, but any that turn up in Amibench / auctions etc have been daft prices. I guess they must be really sought after cards these days

adolescent · 23 November 2003, 20:25

Quote:

Originally posted by Echo
What's people's opinions of these accelerators? Worth the £89.99?

Just a note that you aren't getting an Apollo 060 for £89.99... rather just the MC68060 CPU.

Enverex · 23 November 2003, 21:01

Quote:

Originally posted by adolescent
Just a note that you aren't getting an Apollo 060 for £89.99... rather just the MC68060 CPU.

That doesn't make sence, it has to be the card, read the description

Quote:

The 1260/66 is suitable for both standard desktop console or towered A1200's. It can be supplied with a second simm socket - allowing mixed simms to be used up to a total of 64MB - for use in tower systems only

Since when have Processors had SIMM Sockets?

adolescent · 24 November 2003, 03:09

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Originally posted by NightShade737
That doesn't make sence, it has to be the card, read the description

...

Since when have Processors had SIMM Sockets?

Good argument. But, the description isn't for the item that costs 89.95. Here's a link to the catalog page...

http://www.eyetech.co.uk/search.php?...SearchCat=AM68

Echo · 24 November 2003, 09:03

If that's the case, no way would I pay £90 for just the CPU.

I could get an XP2600+ (with hs & fan) for this price ffs!

I realise prices have to increase when parts run dry, but sheesh.

Enverex · 24 November 2003, 09:30

Quote:

Originally posted by adolescent
Good argument. But, the description isn't for the item that costs 89.95. Here's a link to the catalog page...

http://www.eyetech.co.uk/search.php?...SearchCat=AM68

Now that makes sence. What doesn't make sence is how they have linked that to the other one though. Just a tad misleading...

22 November 2003, 15:34	#1
Echo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South-West Wales Posts: 382	Apollo 060/66 Accelerators for A1200s Not a problem as such, but seemed the best place to post this. What's people's opinions of these accelerators? Worth the £89.99? I heard the Apollos can't be disabled with a simple key press which is a bit offputting. Speedwise though, it should surpass my Blizzard 030 by a long way. Any advice would be appreciated

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22 November 2003, 19:32	#2
ant512 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 964	No, no, no, no no. No. No no no. Worst £250 (at the time) I've ever spent. If someone offered me an Apollo 060 board for free, I'd laugh and turn it down. Don't buy it.

22 November 2003, 19:38	#3
Antiriad The Sacred Armour Of Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sussex, UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,141	get one. worth it. got a blizzard 060 myself with key disactivation mind think i recall they run colder than a 030 card too

22 November 2003, 20:26	#4
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	Apollo Cards suck ! They are for sure faster than any 030 but the card itself is a mess .... they are unstable as hell, the SCSI ports are REALLY slow and buggy .... for half the price above, MAYBE but else..... nonono

22 November 2003, 20:31	#6
Echo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South-West Wales Posts: 382	Yikes, that's a no then I'd love a Blizzard 060 of course, my Blizzard 030 MKIV has been flawless for years, but any that turn up in Amibench / auctions etc have been daft prices. I guess they must be really sought after cards these days

24 November 2003, 09:03	#10
Echo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: South-West Wales Posts: 382	If that's the case, no way would I pay £90 for just the CPU. I could get an XP2600+ (with hs & fan) for this price ffs! I realise prices have to increase when parts run dry, but sheesh.

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