Re: fast gal chips for twgs

[herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Herbert Fung)]

Previously terry.steeper@canrem.com wrote:
 
>The chips ARE available now and have been available for quite some time
>directly from Applied Engineering.
 
*Blink* Blink*
 
Whoa! What a revelation. Why didn't you say so earlier? The only info I
ever got about that chip set was that AE had LRO distribute them until
they stopped producing them. That was the main reason for my assembling
that list to petition AE to continue production. Of course I never did
call AE to confirm the production status of GAL chip set...
 
>DO NOT call the sales line, they don't have a clue what you are talking
>about. Call the technical support line (you know that 900 number).
 
Easy for you to say, US 900 numbers are inaccessable from Canada, well at
least they are from where I am, I don't know about where you are.
 
>Any time I have ever needed a replacement for a dead one, I have always
>been able to but them from AE by calling the tech support line. The real
>catch, they charge you $20.00 each plus shipping.
 
For each chip? Meeps!
 
>90% of the problems with the TWGS are cable related. If your TWGS is
>flakey, try bending the cable stright out and put the TW in slot 4. If
>this solves your problems, get a new cable.
 
You know, once when I had a problem, AE was convinced it was the cable.
They tried to get me to but their cable, but I thought $20.00US was too
much for that little bitty cable. I reseated the card and cable and
everything has been fine since.

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Herbert Fung              herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca