Re: Sockets

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Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.bc.ca> wrote:

>I was thinking that since the ZipGS doesn't actually need to be in a
>slot to run, then everything is coming through that cable plugged into
>the CPU socket. I was wondering if that crappy CPU socket Apple
>used on the IIgs had much of an effect on performance. So I removed
>the socket and replaced it with a gold plated machined pin socket.
>Effect? Well, nothing substantial but 16mhz used to crash within
>minutes, now it'll go for half an hour or so. 17mhz crashed within
>seconds but now it makes it through a boot but not too much
>longer.

I wonder if a shorter cable will lessen the effects of electronic
interference and increase probability of running faster.  After
all, SuperCPU accelerators based on the same CPU run at
20Mhz on Commodores.