Re: TransWarpGS Clone

[Conrad <conrad.russo@gmail.com>]

On Sunday, December 30, 2012 9:53:56 AM UTC-8, Tempest wrote:
> Will the design be improved any?  I already have a nice Transwarp card, so I'm wondering if there would be any reason to buy this one and sell my old one.

Hi everyone! I have a big announcement! I will be posting a new thread announcing this, but I just wanted to make the announcement here too! I have been dealing with a hard disk crash on one of my main machines and have not had time to post updates on this project, but I have still been working on it! The day has finally arrived!

I just wanted to let you know that preordering is open now for the TWGS clone. The preorder price is $180 Canadian Dollars. This price includes a 14MHz card with 32k cache. You can specify a different speed at no cost, or you can request multiple oscillators to be included at a cost of $3.00 Canadian dollars per extra oscillator. This price does not include shipping, but shipping is not payable until the card is ready for delivery. Delivery right now is set for the end of February, but it could be 2-3 weeks sooner or later then that depending on the postal service. I will be taking preorders for the next two weeks, after which the preordering will be closed. The card will go on regular sale 1 week after preorder shipping starts and the regular sale price will be $200 Canadian. The card is quite popular, so preordering ensures you will get one of the first batch. Payments can be sent via paypal to conrad.russo@gmail.com or via MoneyGram for those who don't have PayPal. Either method is fine, neither is preferred. Please let me know if you are interested in preordering.

To answer your question Tempest, the first edition will just be a clone. No improvements. It is possible that a later version will be produced with enhancements, but for now the IIGS community just needs a new source of accelerators!