Re: Apple II Accelerator Project

[tturner@ecn.ab.ca ()]

frankc (frankc@NOSPAMsrv.net) wrote:
: Okay, this project is not totally dead.  It has
: been more than six months that it has been worked
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: thinking about it.  I would also like to hear from
: anyone who is experienced designing accelerators
: or understands the theory behind accelerators.  I
: have some ideas, but I have no idea if it will
: actually work.

--> Ummm, just wondering here - as far as I know; there are
    at least two working A2 accelerators in existance. One
    from Applied Engineering and I think one from Checkmate
    Technologies. Then there's the Rocket Chip, from some
    other company that got successfully sued for infringement
    (I think). All of these firms are out of business - 
    but their products should be available somewhere on the
    net, if one goes looking. I think one was called the
    Transwarp card? A bit fuzzy on my recollections. I'm
    sure someone else can clarify and detail what existed.

    What I'm getting at - is it seems (at least, to me) that
    it would make more sense to focus on a LAN connector for
    the 2e (for example); where such a product hasn't existed
    (again, I think so - may be wrong); rather than on a product
    that definitely existed, made by several firms and can be
    bought second-hand, if one wishes to accellerate their A2
    system. I certainly don't mean to step on anyone's ideas
    or enthusiasm for something - it's just that one seems to
    be more likely to be `saleable' than the other. Just my 0.02

    I'd love to be able to add my 2e and the 2gs to my 3 PC's,
    I've got networked at home. At the very least - I'd probably
    be able to share the inkjet printer with the 2e.

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