Re: what is the //gs?

[supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)]

Frank Carney <frankc@cyberhighway.net> wrote:

>>By the way, over clocking cpu's has been around for quite awhile. It
>
>I know, I was just proud that I could get the bus speed to 66 Mhz.  As
>for reliability, lets just say I have not run it for very long.

Similarly, you can run the so-called 14Mhz 65C816 CPUs
for the ZipGS or TWGS at 20Mhz (although only one
person has a TWGS with sufficient tolerances, it seems).

>>the manufacturers tested speeds. Higher speeds can cause data
>>loss, system instability as well as premature system failure.
>
>Yes, but who cares with a 486.  I can replace the chip for $10.  As for
>data loss, really only if it crashes while I am doing something.  Chances
>are it will not effect stuff on the hard drive.

I've had a destroyed partition while trying to overclock my
PC CPU.  ;-(

The PC booted, then hung at the Windows 95 splash
screen forcing a reset.  Still wouldn't boot.  Had to
switch the settings back.  At that point, one of my
partitions was trashed.

Overclocking is safer on the IIGS because the Sanyo
designed 65C816 that WDC sells is actually built
for speeds at least 20Mhz.  The only reason WDC
sells them as 14Mhz chips is that WDC does not
have the equipment to test the chips at 20Mhz.