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Re: RAM-4-GS testimonials
"PZ" <skierpaul@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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: Warren Ernst wrote:
: > So the questions become: At what point are they supposed to stop
: > engineering something in order to sell it? Isn't "when it works with
: > all the stock hardware we can find?" good enough? It is for me.
:
: That answer is easy: just follow Apple's hardware design guidelines.
: Likewise, if Apple Computer Inc. AND all of the dozens of memory
: expansion card manufacturers for the Apple IIGS felt that it was
: important to include:
:
: A) series resistors to dampen ringing
: B) inverters to maintain signal integrity
: C) gold plated fingers, for card to slot connectivity and longevity
: D) demux's on BOTH the RAS and CAS lines to maximize DRAM compatibility
: E) bus trancievers to minimize noise and loading
:
: should't someone get a clue from all of these when making a new card?
: Remember there were a great many RAM cards out for the GS before the
: advent of accelerators for the platform, so clearly accelerator
: stability wasn't the issue for them (but for me it is).
:
: - Paul
Again, Paul, I must insist, Don't Use My Card! Use theirs.
Bill G.