Re: Transwarp speed upgrade kits available

[supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)]

Joseph Lee <nugundam+NOUBE@netcom.com> wrote:

>pubpc1@library.ucla.edu spawned virtual particles writing:
>: Point your web browser to:
>[snip]
>: and download my TransWarp GS upgrade guide (TWGSupgrade.SHK or
>: TWGSupgrade.BSQ).  For a small price, less than $30 US, you can
>: upgrade that TWGS.  No ROM or GAL changes needed.
>
>Hi, I said I want to see hard numbers not "I think the TWGS is faster"
>before I even look at your nice upgrade guide.
>
>If no pre-existing test data exists, please provide some test suite
>so I can compare your fastest, most loaded TWGS with my 15mhz/64k
>ZipGS.

I have a comparison chart from an October 1992 Apple Forum article
by John Link.  He tested scrolling speed in the AppleWorks GS WP.

Speed          TWGS          ZipGS
15.00Mhz          39.0          N/A
13.75Mhz          39.0          47.7
12.50Mhz          45.9          51.8
10.00Mhz          48.2          56.2
7.00Mhz          61.2          70.1

Time in seconds; lower numbers are better.  He couldn't get the ZipGS
to go at 15Mhz at all....both accelerators have 32K of cache.

I can't comment on Scott G.'s claim that a TWGS with LESS cache
can outperform a ZipGS with MORE cache, but these numbers do
show that with the SAME cache, the TWGS is faster....