Re: Beyond ZipFAQ-Name that chip...

[spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article retromod @vuse.vanderbilt.edu (Tilghman Lesher) writes...

>Nathan Mates (nathan@visi.com) wrote:
>: In article <629eup$akv@snews2.zippo.com>,
>: James OReilly <joreilly@smtp.dorsai.org> wrote:
>: >Does anyone know where one can get a ZipGS accelerator.  No reply yet from
>: >Alltech.
> 
>:    Alltech has sold out their ZipGSs; I've been told I got the last
>: one of theirs for my second GS. They're not making any more-- they
>: need $10K or so to remake some necessary part (probably the ASIC)) in
>: quantity, so they'd be understandably cautious in building more.
> 
>Alltech doesn't make the Zip accelerator.  REMCorp currently makes
>them.

    Alltech was a distributor for the ZipGS, just as EGO Systems was.
The problem is REMcorp apparently halted production of the board and
run out of any leftovers that were hanging around (at least this is
according to a very strong rumour, but I would highly suspect it is
fact. I say rumour because no one has contacted REMcorp yet for an
official confirmation).

    It is a shame really, the 15/64 ZipGS in my Apple IIgs is hands
down the most essential cannot-live-without piece of hardware I've 
added (the RamFAST and SCSI hardrive are second, and I say that as
without the ZipGS, their performance goes down quite noticably).

Mitchell Spector
spec@vax2.concordia.ca