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The Blizzard PPC
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The Blizzard PPC is an accelerator developed and sold by Phase5 and DCE. It plugs into the trapdoor slot of the A1200. The Blizzard PPC is the most powerful accelerator for an Amiga 1200, providing both a 68k processor (a 68040 or a 68060) and a PowerPC 603e processor. The idea is that the 603e can be used to run software which supports it, much faster than any 68k processor can, with the 68k providing compatibility with existing 68k Amiga software. Overview :Dual CPU LC040@25Mhz, 040@25Mhz or 060@50Mhz and either a :: PPC603e@160Mhz, PPC603e@200Mhz or PPC603e@240Mhz ::Note: Not all combinations were available, eg 040@25Mhz and a PPC603e@240Mhz :FPU: Internal in both processors, except LC040s. :MMU: Internal in both processors. :Max Ram: 256MB :Ram Type: 2 x 72pin SIMM slots. The Blizzard PPC is compatible with PowerUP and WarpOS for OS 3.5 and up, OS 4.0 for Classic Amigas and Morph OS for PowerUP. The accelerator had a variation carrying the plus (+) designation and included a DMA Fast SCSI-II controller. The card includes a battery backed up clock and an expansion port for adding the Blizzard Vision graphics card or a GREX PCI 1200. Serial Number Designation Each Blizzard PPC card has a serial number of the form: XYZ-999 (phase5.a1k.org), the serial number can be decoded has follows: * X = H : No onboard SCSI * X = I : Onboard SCSI * * Y = A : 160Mhz PPC * Y = C : 200Mhz PPC * Y = D : 240Mhz PPC * * Z = A : 68LC040 @ 25Mhz * Z = B : 68040 @ 25Mhz * Z = H : 68060 @ 50Mhz 
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