Re: Accelerator cards

["sfahey" <sfahey@a2central.com.remove-pgc-this>]

  To: Drew
  Re: Re: Accelerator cards
  By: Drew to comp.sys.apple2 on Tue Jun 01 2010 02:23 am

 > ZIP GSX Pros
 > - Less Pwr consumption therefore less heat
 > - easier to upgrade without purchasing anything else, no seperate
 > cache board for example
 > - Speed configurable via CDA i.e you can choose the speed you want
 > rather than normal, fast and accelerated. Though CDA needs to be
 > loaded by OS
 > - less chips so less to go wrong
 > 
 > TWGS Pros
 > - More stable (IMO), but then again i have 1.0.1 version of the ZIP
 > board.
 > - Inbuilt CDA, but fixed speeds i.e normal, fast and Transwarp
 > - Nice logo and sound when you start the GS :)
 > - More common than ZIP GSX
 > - Can still buy 32K Cache board from reactivemicro

I would add that generally, the TWGS is able to be overclocked to greater
extremes than the ZipGS. The TWGS can be tweaked to 18+ MHz, and the ZipGS to
as much as 14MHz. Your mileage may vary depending on the hardware.

I agree the TWGS is more stable. I like the ZipGS and have several, but there
are times when I'm pretty sure a witch doctor coded the ASIC, in Voo-doo.

I wouldn't worry too much about which one to get. You'll be pleased with the
results either way.

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.

Sean Fahey
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