Re: Wow!

[ccw@ctt.bellcore.com (Christopher Wood)]

In article <3DEC199315564281@acad3.alaska.edu>, faso101@acad3.alaska.edu (Mr. Spock) writes:

|> 	1. How do I know how to set the dip switches on my super
|> serial card for different devices (like modems, printers, etc.)?

Don't know off hand.  Read the documentation that came with the card.

|> Also, do I need to get 2 super serial cards for my IIe in order to
|> have a serial printer and a serial modem at the same time? 

Yes.

|> Is there a book I can get for dip switch configs?

The manual that came with the card would be a good start.  Now, if you
don't have the manual, how do we know you don't have a pirated copy? :-)

|> 	2. I've been thinking about which accelerator to buy for my
|> IIe. I've heard a lot of good things about TransWarp, and not much
|> about the Zip Chip.  Can someone give me a comparison of the two?
|> (Advantages, Disadvantages, Tech Info, etc.)

I had a transwarp, but bought a used Zip Chip 8000 from some guy on
the net.  Top speed is 8MHz.  It's quite zippy.  I like it.  The old
transwarp would bomb too much for me.

No, I'm not willing to sell mine.  The pins were a little bent when I
got it, and I made matters worse (broke a pin off, in fact) when I
installed it.  I managed to solder the pin back on, and get it
installed, but I don't think I'll ever pull it out, because it's not
likely to ever go back in.

The only thing that doesn't work perfectly is that reset now takes
several seconds to "get through".  So if I want an open-apple reset, I
have to hold down the open apple key for a few seconds after I hit
control and reset. 

Chris
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Chris Wood     Bellcore   ccw@ctt.bellcore.com