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Re: ZipGS 12MHz on ROM 01?
In article <2pibdm$g2i@scapa.cs.ualberta.ca>, glyn@gsb001.cs.ualberta.ca (G. Dev
in Reade) writes:
>I've got a broken ZipGS 9/32. I would like to upgrade it to 12 MHz,
>but when I was talking to Zip Tech Support today they mentioned that
>anything over 10MHz was too susceptible to noise on ROM 01 machines
>(which I have).
>
>I am interested in getting the fastest upgrade I can given a long-term
>_stable_ platform. Therefore:
>
> What is the longest anyone has had their 12MHz Zip running
> (with either ROM) without getting a lot of "flakiness"?
>
> Has anyone used 12MHz on a ROM 01 over an extended period?
> Do you have random crashes or other problems likely to have
> been caused by noise?
>
> Has anyone other than Soenke experienced problems with the
> 12 MHz, 64k cache?
>
> Has anyone noticed a significant performance increase in
> going from 32k to 64k cache?
>
>Please respond in email; I will post a summary.
>
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> G. Devin Reade glyn@cs.ualberta.ca <-- preferred
> glyn@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
>
>I have a suggestion that might just work. Get a real computer that hasn't
been out of date for years now. You are dying for 12 MHZ??? That is
pathetic... If I had 12 MHZ I think I would die from the waiting of the
computer to process the information. Face it, the Apple II had been dead, is
dead, and always will be dead. A 8-bit/wanna be 16-bit computer of its type
will never be able to come close to the funcionality of today's systems (i.e.,
PC dos,windows, MAC, Unix, etc...) Besides that, even if the IIGS was the
most amazing machine on the planet, which it is far from being, the machine is
not supported AT ALL by any software manufacturers today. Therefore, it is an
obsolete dinosaur that should be left alone. Let it rest in peace for god's
sake! If you feel you can debate this, then be my guest. However, I see now
answer to the FACTS I have stated.
Dan
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