Re: Upgrading a IIgs

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <pdueck-2209970010590001@dial24.pli.mb.ca>,
Perry Dueck <pdueck@pli.mb.ca> wrote:
>> Good luck finding new Zips nowadays... not being produced any more.

>The last time I visited Alltech Electronics (http://www.allelec.com) web
>page, they still had the ZipGS listed there for sale. I assume they still
>have a stock of new boards, otherwise that item would be listed as
>refurbished or used (which it isn't).

   Apparently they had one left, and I just bought it for my (new)
second GS. And they're not being made anymore.

>Incidentally, when did the company who made the ZipGS accelerator card
>stop producing that card? Anyone know? Is the company still around, and if
>so, what is their name?

   MCTA was the company that made Zips and might be around, but not sure.

Nathan Mates
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