Re: TWGS vs. ZipChip

[foegelle@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Michael Foegelle)]

In article <1992Nov5.040825.20365@ausom.oz.au> cjs%ausom.oz@sol.cc.deakin.oz.au writes:
>It is interesting that ZIP don't sell >9 MHZ zips out of Amarica .. I cann't
>figure this out .. why wouldn't they ship fast zips internationally??!!

Because chances are that the higher clock speeds don't conform to the more 
rigid RF specifications used in Europe and Japan.  The FCC standards tend
to be slightly more lenient than some of those others in certain areas.  But 
I would be interested to see a GS tested for class B with a Zip running at 
about 15 MHz or so..  The fact that the low power Zips and RamFASTs flake
out sometimes could very well be due to them failing class A certification 
which only specifies susceptability requirements.  Since they're only selling
components and not the final computer, I'm not sure how the FCC regs work on
that point.  I do know that any computer system used in the home that fails
class B can get you fined $1000/day of use (after detection) and/or system
confiscation.  And companies that MAKE computers that fail class B can get 
entire shipments confiscated!

>
>-- 
>Cameron Silver
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>Auto reply does not work (sorry...). Reply to internet address:
>-->cjs%ausom.oz@sol.cc.deakin.oz.au                :-)


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