Re: ZipChip @ Bargain Price!

["atfphotography@gmail.com" <atfphotography@gmail.com>]

On May 21, 9:23 pm, "atfphotogra...@gmail.com"
<atfphotogra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 21, 8:49 pm, PZ <skierp...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > On May 21, 2:54 pm, "atfphotogra...@gmail.com"
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> > <atfphotogra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On May 21, 10:41 am, PZ <skierp...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > > > On May 21, 1:34 am, "Bill Buckels" <bbuck...@mts.net> wrote:
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> > > > > <czar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > >$90 thru BuyItNow
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> > > > > Now why didn't I think of that:)
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> > > > > Was it an 8 MHZ or 4 MHZ?
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> > > > Nice work, czar. Now there's another one listed, must be a glut.  Same
> > > > seller as the first one.
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> > > >http://cgi.ebay.com/Zip-Chip-Mdl-8000-8MHz-Apple-IIe-or-II-Processor-...
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> > > Hah!
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> > > I have two Zip Chips. A Zip II-4 and a Zip 4000. I've had the II-4 for
> > > years in
> > > a static bag and found it one day to my surprise.
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> > > The Zip 4000 I got for $50 on eBay and it worked twice before dying.
>
> > > Sigh.
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> > > It boots and then goes into some sort of hex dump and error.
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> > > Blah I say!
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> > > ATF
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> > Lemme see, I've got 3 original Transwarps, a Titan Accelerator, a Zip
> > II-8mhz, 5 TWGS's (one at 18mhz), 2 12.5mhz Zip GSX's, a 10mhz //c+,
> > and a 10mhz Rocket Chip (I think these are even more rare than the
> > Transwarp II). I think Sean and Tony are the only other people who can
> > match.
>
> > However, my drive controller collection is much more impressive:
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> > 3 Liron Cards
> > 1 Laser UDC large board
> > 1 Laser UDC small board
> > 1 OKS Multi Cache Card w/SCSI adapter
> > 1 Apple 3.5" Controller
> > 2 Ramfast SCSI's Rev C's
> > 2 Ramfast SCSI's Rev D's
> > 1 Ramfast SCSI Rev D - blank PCB
> > 3 Focus Drives
> > 1 CFFA Card
> > 3 Vulcans
> > 1 Innerdrive
> > 2 Apple HS SCSI's
> > 1 Apple Rev C. SCSI
> > 1 MicroDrive
> > 1 Micro Drive Turbo
> > ~15 Disk II controllers
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> > I used to have another Apple 3.5" Controller, a Turbo IDE card, and a
> > C-Drive, but those have been traded away, sigh.
>
> > - Paul
>
> Haha! Nice!
>
> You've got me beat on the accelerators. I only have (2) TWGS (one with
> new parts from Reactive - haven't cranked it up to 18MHz yet), (1)
> original Transwarp, Zip II-4 and the Zip 4000.
>
> Very cool that you have the rocket chip. That has to be amazingly
> rare. Did you ever shoot any photos of it? Probably isn't much to take
> a photo of but it is very cool. Don't think I've
> ever seen the Transwarp II either. I remember reading about all of the
> litigation between Zip and Rocket and AE was part of it when they
>
> Drive collection? Nothing like yours but a few good cards.
>
> (1) Liron card.
> (1) Apple hispeed SCSI card.
> (3) Vulcan GS boards w/ re-certified 105mb hard drives and re-capped
> supplies (an ongoing project of mine).
> (1) MicroDrive IIe (still on back order - want to run GEOS on it).
> (1) MicroDrive Turbo/GS (this card so rocks).
> (5+) Disk II Controllers (pin style)
> (5+) 5 1/4" Unidisk Controllers (cabled)
>
> I also have some weird Vtech UDC_Card that has two unidisk connectors
> on it. I actually saw an auction recently that had one of these cards
> and two 3.5" drives hooked up to it that I had never seen before.
> Anyone ever use one of these? Check out of the auction photos of the
> drives. I can post better photos of the card if anyone is
> interested.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:I...
>
> I definitely would love to acquire the Apple 3.5" controller. Been
> talking to Henry (reactive) about his project to make new ones (is
> this common knowledge?). Also noted that someone has a Apple 3.5"
> Controller mint in the box on eBay. Aghhh.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:I...
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> I can't image what the final bid will be on that one.
>
> We should start a new thread of "holy crap look at all that cool
> vintage stuff you have".
>
> Best!
>
> ATF

Egads. I hate it when I don't finish sentences. In the second half I
was commenting on how AE had to pull the Transwarp II. Looked like a
cool board!

Must be insanely rare along with that Rocket chip. How many Rocket
chips did they actually make? I remember the ads for Zip in the Apple
II mags when I was a kid and how it took them forever to ship the
chips.

Ahhh good stuff.

Best!

ATF

ATF