Old news-- Turborez is dead (was CMD stuff...)

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <19980309053400.AAA17377@ladder03.news.aol.com>,
Supertimer <supertimer@aol.com> wrote:
>Someone said that if CMD was interested in tapping the GS market,
>it would be more interested if there was a product already
>designed that they could build with no additional R&D.  There is
>also talk that the Second Sight card is not the best that the GS
>can do.  Presenting the TurboRez GS card, by RezTek.  

   Tip: that card's been canceled for years. From
http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/com/dead.tr.html :

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From: reztek@genie.geis.com

Mar 7, 1995
 
News from RezTek
 
Subject: Status of TurboRez GS
 
As of the above date, production of the TurboRez GS board has been
suspended and will not be resumed. It's been a long, difficult path
over the years, with various versions of the product appearing
periodically. At this point, however, the project is being laid to
rest and RezTek will not be developing any standalone video boards
for the Apple II in the future. Despite getting about as close as
we've ever been to completing the product, there's no arguing with
the fact that the competing board from Sequential Systems is not
only beating us out the door by 3-4 months but also has the clear
advantage in the price category. Rather than subject ourselves to
an economically bruising battle and putting the Apple II marketplace
thru a VHS/Beta type product war, we decided this was the best course
of action. This will insure a single, standard upgrade path.
 
So, for those Apple IIe/IIGS users who are interested in enhancing
the video output of their computers, we'd like to suggest and recommend
the video output of their computers, we'd like to suggest and recommend
the Second Sight video card from Sequential Systems (which should be
shipping right about now). Sequential is a company known for putting
out solid, well-designed products in the past, and the Second Sight
card looks to be no exception. Here at RezTek, we're looking into the
distinct possibility of supporting the Second Sight product sometime
in the near future. Stay tuned for more on that subject...
 
 
William St.Pierre
RezTek
2301 Cotton Ct
Santa Rosa, Ca 95401
707-573-9257
Internet: Reztek@Genie.Geis.Com

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   While the TurboRez card had a number of neater features over the
SS, it's unlikely you'd be able to rebuild it easily these days. Heck,
even the 2D graphics chip (VDP2) on the Sega Saturn would be a huge
improvement on the GS and probably much more powerful than the TR
board, but that's another thing that's essentially dead in the US
also. Even the SNES's graphics setups woulda been a huge improvement
for the GS-- dedicated hardware for graphics and sound is really the
best way to speed up things.

Nathan Mates
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