Re: Western design chip

[meekins@cis.ohio-state.edu (timothy lee meekins)]

In article <1jv04uINNn1t@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> cb408@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jason Reames) writes:
>
>I read in the Feb. issue of A+/InCider that Western Design has a chip for the
>GS, the W65C81PL-E, that will double the speed of the GS.  Is this on the
>level?  Anyone have one that can confirm it really works?  How about the
>cost?  Thanks!!

<raise hand from back of the room>

yup, I have one....

of course, saying is "doubles the speed" is a little misleading
as 14 MHz is little more than twice as fast as 2.8 MHz....Now, a better
statement would be is doubles the speed of of a 7 MHz Transwarp GS,
which, by the way, you'll need before wasting your money on the chip.

Can't say that it will work on a Zip without modifications, but I'm
sure if you call Zip, they can tell your what need.

The cost? Around $80 to $100, plus another $10 or so for a crystal, which
I forgot to mention you'll also need....

Oh, one caveat, just because mine runs a 13.75MHz, don't expect yours
to, the chips are only rated at around 12 MHz...you'll have to be damn
luckly like I was and get a chip (or maybe I got a good TWGS) that
will go all the way w/o problems...I should add, though, that for $100,
it was darn fine investment...

oh, add a 32k cache to the TWGS along with the chip, then you'll really
cruise....

-Tim "43 hours with no sleep and still going" Meekins