Re: New IIgs Accelerator.... Wow!

[Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com>]

madmax2069 <madmax_2069@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote:
> 
 > sfahey wrote:
 > and I'm looking forward to seeing the GSBarnDoor, and how it
compares
 > to existing accelerators. Even though I'm lucky to have a nice
stockpile of
 > Zips and TWGS, if I like the GSBarnDoor, I'll buy it... or two or
three.
 > 
 > Sean Fahey
 > www.a2central.com
 > bbs.a2central.com

It would more then likely blow the doors off a ZipGS or Transwarp GS
in most areas if not all areas.

but what i mainly worried about is the added stress on the
motherboards traces or other parts (more from the power draw on the
CPU socket alone and the much faster operating frequencies then
anything else then vs shared power sources from a card and CPU socket
combination) you and me both knows what happens to electronics with
age (they become more and more inefficient with the ability to handle
its power) .

i know though that in today's tech world you can make a really low
power consuming but faster chip VS what was out in the day. it still
has me a bit worried though on possible power usage and the effects
it could have. 

that was another reason for asking for a user adjustable speed setting
in the control panel (2.8mhz up to 30mhz, if not already planned from
them) in case if the user didn't want to go to 30mhz or have it stuck
at 30mhz at all times. I do know that with added power usage can have
a nasty side effect with the sound by adding noise into the power
making the system unstable as well.

but i guess that is just my hobby electronics experience side of me
talking.

It is quite likely that any "speed option" would not vary the clock
speed, but would only insert additional delays, so power effects would
be minimal.

I doubt that any technology that permitted compact chip-like packaging
would dissipate enough power to present any problems.
 
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