Re: Spending extra $$ on a ZipGS

[glyn@cs.UAlberta.CA (Reade Glyn Devin)]

In article <1svgib$guj@zip.eecs.umich.edu> grover@emunix.emich.edu (Grover Thomas) writes:
>     One purchase I have been considering for awhile is a ZipGS accelerator.

[...]

[question about getting the 9/32 or the less expensive 7/8 and upgrade
to 12/(something) ]

That kind of depends on if you are confident in your ability to
modify hardware.  I understand that there is a size difference in the
memory chips, so you would need new sockets.

>     One consideration is the heat given off by these things.  I don't
>have air-conditioning, I already have 4 other cards in my GS, and it looks
>like a hot summer this year.

I have all but one of my slots filled (including a Ramkeeper with two
cards on it), and I have never had problems that I have attributed to
overheating.  I do, however, have both an MDIdeas conserver and the
Vulcan fan going, and the climate here is a bit different (typical
summer temperature is about 30C -- about 90F I think).

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	G. Devin Reade		glyn@cs.ualberta.ca