Re: Accelerator cards

[IUnknown <stevementzer@gmail.com>]

On Jun 1, 9:57 am, mojoehand <mojoeh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 1, 8:54 am, Eric Rucker <bhtoo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Jun 1, 10:13 am, "sfahey" <sfa...@a2central.com.remove-pgc-this>
> > wrote:
>
> > > The GSBarnDoor may render it all moot. So unless there is a card available, at
> > > a price you're comfortable with, it might be a good time to wait and see what
> > > comes of the GSBD project.
>
> > Not only that, but the GSBD project may also have an effect on the
> > market, of making both the TWGS and the ZipGSX more available (and
> > therefore cheaper.)
>
> I hadn't heard of that project. Doing a Google search only brings up
> repeated instances of the marketing blurb, with no real information.
> Does anyone know more about this? Is it real? When will it actually be
> available to normal folks? Any idea how much it will be? If it's going
> to cost hundreds, then it won't be significantly cheaper than the old
> cards.


I would love to know more about it, too....

As of right now, getting a IIgs to a 'usable' state (ie. GS/OS, ample
memory, accelerated CPU, hard disk, >12" monitor) requires a
*substantial* investment in really old (mostly unreplaceable)
technology....

Carte Blanche showed a LOT of promise, but it falls way short in IIgs
support .... and the cost is really prohibitive, too....

In my dream world, I wish someone would build a FPGA-based device that
acted as a VGA bridge, IDE adapter, ethernet adapter *and* a CPU
accelerator.... and sell it for around $100 ...

It is OK to dream, right?

:)