Re: Zip GS questions

[Paul Schultz <pschultz@med.wayne.edu>]

On Sun, 8 Dec 1996, Sheldon Simms wrote:

> 
> I have never had the opportunity to compare differently zipped
> GSes, so I don't speak from personal experience, but I think I would
> rather have another 16kb of cache than another 1Mhz speed. That's why
> I bought a Zip 7/32 card a few years back for my GS. Of course, having
> both the cache and the clock is nice too...
> 
Yes, generally the rule is to fill the cache as much as you can. The
less often the accelerator card has to go out to the system memory and
fetch data the faster the performance. So, the best solution may be to
get cheaper ZipGS and then buy 64KB of SRAM chips for the cache. I
believe the ZipGS  FAQ has the info for buying the SRAMS. I think
JDR MIcroDevices carries the 32K x 8, 600mil, 28pin DIP SRAMS.

Check out the FAQ. It will fill in any gaps in the above info that
you will need to do the cache upgrade.

Good luck, 

Paul. 

pschultz@med.wayne.edu
Paul Schultz