Re: Questions on Accelerators and RamWorks III

[David Schmenk <dschmenk@gmail.com>]

On Nov 2, 2:31 pm, dog_...@macgui.com (D Finnigan) wrote:
> David Schmenk wrote:
>
> > Runs great.  AE claims that the TransWarp accelerates access to their
> > extended RAM cards.
>
> I just did some reading and it looks like the TransWarp will accelerate up
> to two additional RAM banks beyond the AUX RAM. Or maybe I'm interpreting
> that incorrectly and it's two banks including AUX RAM, and then main RAM.
>
> So the kernel and and a user process or two would run quickly, but any other
> processes would be limited to 1.023 Mhz.

I think you are probably correct.  The TransWarp comes with 256K of
fast RAM.  It copies the system ROM into the fast RAM also.  It must
shadow as much of the extended RAM as will fit on-card before going to
the RamWorks card.  The statement in the user guide is misleading.

Dave...