Re: Needing help upgrading a IIe!

[Tom Zuchowski <cd003508@interramp.com>]

spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector) wrote:
>   It should be noted that the ZipChip accelerator has been discontinued
>for quite some time now. REMCorp (formerly MCTA and Zip Technologies)
>no longer manufactures, supports or sells an accelerator product for the
>8-bit Apple II line. Some vendors may have a limited stock of ZipChips
>available, but most likely you'll have to search for them second-hand.
>The ZipChip was available in a 4 MHz and 8 MHz configuration, both with
>8K of cache intergrated into the actual chip design (I recall it was
>slightly taller than a regular 40-pin 65C02 DIP).

Thanks for the update. I didn't realize that the ZipChip was totally out 
of production. FWIW, Alltech advertised the 8mhz ZipChip for $139 in its 
ad in the most recent "II Alive". They must have at least a small stock of 
them.

For that kind of money, I personally would get a TransWarp instead. The 
used market price for an 8-bit TransWarp is about $50.

TomZ