Re: UltraWarp?

[STYNX <stynx@gmx.de>]

On 11 Jun., 14:21, David Schmidt <schmi...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> On 6/11/2012 7:59 AM, Steven Hirsch wrote:
>
> > On 06/11/2012 01:31 AM, Wayne Stewart wrote:
> >> Anyone ever heard of an UltraWarp accelerator?
> >>http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180902543040+&;...
> > Looks like a Transwarp I on steroids. Would love to know more about the
> > product. Odd that anyone would produce a new Apple 2 add-on and not talk
> > about it on the newsgroup.
>
> In one of the many places this was posted, another theory arose - that
> this is an attempt to keep the UltraWarp trademark name alive:
>
> http://www.vintage-computer.com/vcforum/showthread.php?31203-mmmkay-t...

He said he doesn't know if he can go on since he has to make
commercial use of the Ultrawarp trademark.
He does seem to be a little secretive about his project (bad
experiences in the past?).
The used parts suggest, that he is working on this card since the 90s.
The card looks more related to the Titan Accelerator II than the
Transwarp regarding design decisions. (the system-ROM is not copied
into fast-ram for example)
I would expect an acceleration of around 6 times the stock computing
power of an Apple IIe.
I really like his design since something like this could have been
thought of in the late 1980s.

- stynx