Re: TransWarp & Zip GS upgrades

[mystix@direct.ca@direct.ca]

In <20000401134802.06582.00000460@ng-fa1.aol.com>, supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer) writes:

>That's correct but 12.5Mhz is quite an upgrade from 7Mhz.
>The SRAMs that came originally on the TWGS are fast
>enough for that speed.

I agree that 12.5 should satisfy plenty of users.

>On most ZipGS 7Mhz model cards, however, the SRAMs
>may not be fast enough.  There were a lot more differences
>in ZipGS SRAM speed because Zip Technology sold
>many different versions of the ZipGS and used lower
>quality SRAMs in the slower models.

One thing I can't understand is that it appears that it has spaces for
four SRAM chips. The TWGS has three. How does one determine the
density and quantity to use on a ZipGS?

>The speed switch is a great idea.  Or even an add on
>card with jumpers much like the speed multipliers on
>PC motherboards would make experimenting much
>easier.

Yeah, but the idea of a switch is so I don't have to tear open
into my GS everytime I want to change speeds. I have limited
space, that and it's quite loaded up, so it'll be somewhat of
a hassle.