Re: Help with Transwarp GS + Ramfast

[fmlin@netcom.com (Frank M. Lin)]

>Wondering if any of you can help me out over here.  After just purchasing
>Ramfast SCSI Revision D from TMS all eager to try it out, only to find out
>that it won't work with my Transwarp GS.  Worse still, my old 65816 won't work
>any more so I couldn't really try out the Ramfast at all.

If you can't find the 2B GAL, your only option is to buy a new TWGS or Zip.
You do not want to live with out RamFAST.  :)

>Anyway, one of the problems mentioned in the Ramfast SCSI was that the
>Transwarp requires some new chip (TWGS-2B).  Well, after having to go through
>the phone mess with AE (I can't call 1-900 numbers from this house) it looked
>like things might not work out.  So, the question is:  does anyone know what
>chip this is (the TWGS-2B)?  Can I get a replacement for it somewhere else?
>Anyone willing to sell me theirs??  I was hoping that it might come with the
>32k upgrade kit, but seems like no one's selling that anymore...

LRO computers should carry the 32k cache upgrade, TMS does not carry any AE
stuff.  32k cache upgrade is just the little daughter board, which have 3
cache chips & a new ROM.  It doesn't not include any GALs.

>One other thing, a cable came with my Ramfast which was a
>25-internal-to-25-external one.  Well, the only drive I have takes a
>50-internal.  I do have a 50-internal-to-50-internal, does anyone know if it
>might work?  (ie, is the 25-internal pins the same as the first 25 for the
>50-internal?)

Sounds like you have an internal/bare drive.  RamFAST's cable provides the
standard Mac SCSI port size.  You can either get an external case for your
HD or buy a custom cable that connects RamFAST to your drive.

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frank m. lin
fmlin@netcom.com