Re: A question of acceleration...

[mystix@direct.ca (Herbert Fung)]

In <fjX63.36$tU2.2521@typ32b.nn.bcandid.com>, "Jamie Farnes" <mjfarnes@stellarcom.com> writes:

>        Does anybody out there know if it is still possible to find a good
>accelerator (for example, the old reliables TransWarp or ZipGS) for the IIGS
>without buying a whole new system on eBay?

It always possible, but just not very likely. There have been some people who
have bought GS systems at garage sales an the like for rediculously cheap
prices, but that is rare. I'd say keep on the look out in your local bargan finder
or other classifieds in your area and keep an eye on here and on e-bay, or
perhaps some of the other online auctions that are out there.

>P.S.  Out of the TransWarp and ZipGS, which one is considered to be the best
>card by all of the IIGS vets?  

Both are pretty good. The Zip I think has to be manually assigned to slow down
access to some slots as opposed the the TWGS which does it automatically.
If you find a TWGS with rev 1A GAL chipset I think it'll allow you to upgrade
the speed to 16MHz if I've read the info available right.

But honestly speaking, whichever one you see available first is the one you should
get, but make sure it works. These things are so hard to come by I wouldn't let
one go by.

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