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drHirudo · 18 March 2021, 14:07

I just saw this article about the Buffee

https://amitopia.com/buffee-68030-at...uction-update/

The Buffee supports everything your Amiga can do right now:

There is a claim that it will be a version of 68030 at 3.2 GHz along with
Autoconfig and Zorro-II
In-socket expansions
All 2MB of chip RAM
Any fast RAM you might have
Any “ranger” RAM you might have
The original OCS all the way to ECS
Floppy drives
Mice
Joysticks
Custom ROMs
CDTV expansion ROMs …

My questions is:
Is it worth to have such fast CPU when the memory, the custom chips and everything else in the Amiga is still slower, thus limiting it's capabilities?

Compared to other accelerators and the Vampire, which is the better choice?
Will the 68030/3200 MHz blow away the competition, or custom made hardware with SuperAGA and similar like the Vampire are still the best classic Amiga choice?

18 March 2021, 14:07	#1
drHirudo Amiga user Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sofia / Bulgaria Posts: 463	Buffee - 68030 at 3.2 GHz - Will it work on Amiga and worth it? I just saw this article about the Buffee https://amitopia.com/buffee-68030-at...uction-update/ The Buffee supports everything your Amiga can do right now: There is a claim that it will be a version of 68030 at 3.2 GHz along with Autoconfig and Zorro-II In-socket expansions All 2MB of chip RAM Any fast RAM you might have Any “ranger” RAM you might have The original OCS all the way to ECS Floppy drives Mice Joysticks Custom ROMs CDTV expansion ROMs … My questions is: Is it worth to have such fast CPU when the memory, the custom chips and everything else in the Amiga is still slower, thus limiting it's capabilities? Compared to other accelerators and the Vampire, which is the better choice? Will the 68030/3200 MHz blow away the competition, or custom made hardware with SuperAGA and similar like the Vampire are still the best classic Amiga choice?