Re: Transwarp GS 7Mhz/8K upgrade

[Drew <goggledrew@gmail.com>]

On 25 Nov, 04:41, sporadic <sporadica...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just picked up the ROM1 Pitz was selling on c.s.a.m (yay!) which is
> actually the 3rd ROM 1 that I've picked up in the past few months.
> Including my original ROM1, I now have 4!  :)
>
> The TWGS looks stock, 28MHz crystal, original 8K cache, and I've been
> to the Reactive Micro site to scope out upgrades.  The first one I'd
> like to get the the 32K cache, I'm not all that eager to mess with the
> CPU (I'm terrified of cracking the PLCC socket!) or the crystal yet,
> so the cache is a good start.

>
> The crystal is socketed though, so what's the best way to safely pull
> the old 65816 out of the PLCC socket?
I have upgraded a couple ZIP GSX and a Transwarp and used a v.small
flathead screwdriver and a paper clip to help. I did buy a PLCC
extractor but it didn't seem to fit. If your careful/gentle you should
be fine.

> Gonna pick up a MicroDrive too since my old 80MB Seagate died of
> "striction" years ago, and the 120MB Quantum isn't responding either.

Worth waiting for the new CFFA card from Richard
http://dreher.net/?s=projects/CFforAppleII&c=projects/CFforAppleII/main.php/

> Man, I've been out of the GS world since the early 90's, and now I
> really regretted parting out the GS so I can get enough to build the
> AMD 486DX-40!  Glad to see there's still an active community and new
> hardware being developed!

Welcome :). I did exactly the same thing and sold my lovely full
spec'd GS for a 486DX33 at the time...have been re-collecting since
the late 90's to get back what i had..lol

Drew