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 SPARC POWER µP
2000A-080-GCD N4BL
(M) WEITEK 9444C |
 2000A-N4BL
9444C
USA |
| Donated by Olaf Bohlen. Thanks a lot! |
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| Core Frequency: | 80 MHz | | Board Frequency: | 40 MHz |
| Clock Multiplier: | 2.0 | | Introduced: | 1993 | | Manufactured: | week 44/1994 | | Made in: | USA | | Package Type: | Ceramic
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Taking a page from Intel's OverDrive strategy, Weitek released a clock-doubled upgrade processor for SPARCstation 2 systems in late 1993. The 80 MHz SPARC POWER µP chip provides about a 50% increase in performance over systems that use Weitek's W8701 CPU (see above) or Fujitsu's pin-compatible MB86903. Weitek estimated that the installed base of such systems - including Sun's SPARCstation 2 (SS2) and IPX workstations and third-party clones - was over 250,000 units. These users were enabled to purchase upgrade kits for $1500 in single-piece quantities.
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