Re: Overclocking a stock Apple IIgs?

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

m.kelsey@spam.eecs.wsu.edu writes ...
> 
> >      The easiest way to increase speed (e.g. x3-x4 or so) is to just
> > plug in an accelerator card. If you want a really Big speed increase,
> > the best approach is to let the GS serve as the 'front end' for a
> > high-performance add-on module.
> 
> Certainly the simplest manner is to plug in an accelerator chip or card,
> but they aren't in vendors hands anymore, are they?  It would appear the
> only manner by which to get an accelerator nowadays is to find someone
> who's willing to part with theirs.  I find this unlikely to happen!


     It's kind of neat that you would make the above observation.
Something I cut from my first response was a remark about it being
easier to build an accelerator card from scratch than to get a decent
speed increase by changing GS motherboard clocking.

     As you say, finding GS accelerator cards for sale is getting to be
absurdly difficult. It would be great to find a schematic for TWGS or
Zip-GS somewhere so that users could make their own without having to
wait for a new design. On the other hand, anyone who puts together a new
accel design can expect to do pretty well selling it.

 

Rubywand