The Cyberstorm PPC is a PowerPC-based accelerator for Amiga 3000(T) and 4000(T)
as well as systems with compatible CPU-slot. With these innovative and powerful
accelerator, a new dimension of performance is brought to the Amiga, with performance
increases of 10 times and more compared to the fastest 68k based accelerators
available today, resulting in a breath-taking performance. Primarily being
designed as an upgrade board for existing Amiga systems, the Cyberstorm PPC
incorporates an innovative dual-processor technology, where a fast PowerPC
RISC processor is combined with a 68k processor, in case of the Cyberstorm PPC
either a 68040 or a 68060 CPU. Both CPUs dynamically share the memory and
system busses, what is necessary for a true multiprocessor behavior. While
the original AmigaOS 3.x continues to run on the 68k CPU - as well as all
existing applications do, providing 100% compatibility. The comprehensive
PPC library provides all functionality to integrate the PowerPC into the Amiga
multitasking environment. Software developers can easily optimze their programs
step by step by porting single tasks to PowerPC code, which then can run
parallel with 68k tasks.
The socket for the 68k companion processor accepts either a 68040 or a 68060 CPU.
The board provides a 64-bit wide, extremely fast memory expansion option
(which can be upgraded by using pairs of standard PS/2 type SIMMs) which is
dynamically shared by the two CPUs. Additionally, the Cyberstorm PPC comes along
with a DMA-driven Wide ULTRA SCSI controller capable of transfer rates of up to
40MB/s. A 32-bit high-speed expansion connector with DMA access to the main memory
is also provided for later upgradability. The Cyberstorm PPC is delivered with a
comprehensive software package, which includes the PPC library as well as tools
for creative users.
Cyberstorm PPC
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