Re: Needing help upgrading a IIe!

[lesherjt@vuse.vanderbilt.edu (John Lesher)]

Mitchell Spector (spec@vax2.concordia.ca) wrote:
: In article Tom Zuchowski <cd003508@interramp.com> writes...
: >smtrimbl@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Shawn) wrote:
: >>3)Now, what about an accelearator like the Zip Chip?  What's the maximum
: >>cache & MHz?  (I'm guessing from what I've read so far that it's either 4
: >>or 8 MHz & 16k cache...)
: >
: >As far as I know, the 8-bit ZipChip only comes in one size these days, the
: >8mhz one.  I thought it had an 8K cache, but I might be wrong.  Get as big
: >a one as you can afford.  I've not used the ZipChip, but I have used the
: >3.6mhz/128K cache TransWarp I and 7mhz/8K cache TransWarp II, and the two
: >cards are about the same subjective speed: FAST!

:    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).

Just a brief mention, WDC now sells 14 MHz 65C02's, though I don't know
if WDC has suspended their "$100 minimum order" on anything but the
65c816's.  I will be getting in touch with them next week, when their
policy person comes back from vacation.

Tilghman