Sam440ep

Sam440, also known by Sam or its codename Samantha,[1][2] is a line of modular motherboards produced by the Italian company ACube Systems Srl.[3] The Sam440ep version is a Power Architecture motherboard based on the PowerPC 440EP system-on-a-chip processor which includes a double-precision FPU. It is made by AMCC.[4][5] Their primary targets are the industrial and embedded markets, running operating systems such as Linux and AmigaOS 4.

At the time of release in 2008, it was the only AmigaOS 4 compatible hardware since the AmigaOne machines ceased in 2006; as of April 2009 Sam440 was the only Amiga-compatible board in production and now is succedeed with Sam460ex and forthcoming AmigaOne X1000.

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Main features

Notable features of the Sam boards (including all versions): [6]

Versions

Sam440ep

Sam440ep was the first modular motherboard produced by ACube Systems Srl.[4]

Revision C

The specifications are the same as for the revisions before, except for:

Sam440ep-flex

There is no graphics chip on the Sam440ep-flex, so you have to use a PCI-graphics board. [7]

Prototype

Revision 1

The specifications[8] are the same as for the flex prototype, except for:

Revision 2

In 2 April 2009, ACube announced the availability of SAM440ep-flex revision 2, it has the same specifications as the flex prototype except for:[9]

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