> Re: ZipGS Upgrades

[CRAFJAY@minna.acc.iit.edu (Jay Craft)]

In <fmlinCK57xM.GG0@netcom.com> fmlin@netcom.com writes:

> >Q: Does the -6 mean it is rated at _only_ 6Mhz?
> 
> >Q: How much faster might I be able to make it go without buying a fast
> >65C816? 
> > [..]
> 
> It means it is guaranteed to work at 6 mHz.  Usually they can go 1 or 2
> of mHz migher.  My 7 mHz chip on my TWGS was able to go 8.33 mHz.  Some
> can go up to 9, very few does 10.
>  
> This is what they were talking about, getting faster speed for $5.  You
> only need to replace the crystal.

You're saying that if I replace the crystal in my 8 mhz Zip with a
faster one, (say a 36 instead of a 32), I could get 9mhz?  If it
should fail, there's no damage, right?

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Jay Craft
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