Re: Various Accelerators

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

PZ wrote:
> On Nov 3, 2:51 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> > PZ wrote:
> > > On Sep 3, 10:30 pm, Charlie Springer <R...@regnirps.com> wrote:
> > > > Found the manual for the SpeedDemon. It tells how to set the dip switch for
> > > > fast/slow slots.
> > > > -- Charlie Springer
> > > For more info on some of these:
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_ii_accelerators
> > I hadn't looked at this page before--a very nice summary.
> >
> > And thanks to the author who tipped his hat to me regarding
> > overclocking the IIc+ (or as I've labeled my 8MHz machine,
> > a IIc++).  ;-)
> >
> > -michael
> >
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> >
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> > tool--and it's seriously underused."
>
> I had to dig deep into the cobwebs of CSA2 to find that post, but you,
> AFIK were the first to bring it up.  I just cant believe that the idea
> got "lost" for as long as it did.

It did take a few years for anything to come of the idea...

My own IIc+ was packed away in storage, so I didn't try the
experiment myself until a little over a year ago...

-michael

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