Re: ZipChip @ Bargain Price!

["atfphotography@gmail.com" <atfphotography@gmail.com>]

On May 21, 8:49 pm, PZ <skierp...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On May 21, 2:54 pm, "atfphotogra...@gmail.com"
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>
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> <atfphotogra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On May 21, 10:41 am, PZ <skierp...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > > On May 21, 1:34 am, "Bill Buckels" <bbuck...@mts.net> wrote:
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> > > > <czar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >$90 thru BuyItNow
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> > > > Now why didn't I think of that:)
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> > > > Was it an 8 MHZ or 4 MHZ?
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> > > Nice work, czar. Now there's another one listed, must be a glut.  Same
> > > seller as the first one.
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> > >http://cgi.ebay.com/Zip-Chip-Mdl-8000-8MHz-Apple-IIe-or-II-Processor-...
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> > Hah!
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> > I have two Zip Chips. A Zip II-4 and a Zip 4000. I've had the II-4 for
> > years in
> > a static bag and found it one day to my surprise.
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> > The Zip 4000 I got for $50 on eBay and it worked twice before dying.
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> > Sigh.
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> > It boots and then goes into some sort of hex dump and error.
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> > Blah I say!
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> > ATF
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> Lemme see, I've got 3 original Transwarps, a Titan Accelerator, a Zip
> II-8mhz, 5 TWGS's (one at 18mhz), 2 12.5mhz Zip GSX's, a 10mhz //c+,
> and a 10mhz Rocket Chip (I think these are even more rare than the
> Transwarp II). I think Sean and Tony are the only other people who can
> match.
>
> However, my drive controller collection is much more impressive:
>
> 3 Liron Cards
> 1 Laser UDC large board
> 1 Laser UDC small board
> 1 OKS Multi Cache Card w/SCSI adapter
> 1 Apple 3.5" Controller
> 2 Ramfast SCSI's Rev C's
> 2 Ramfast SCSI's Rev D's
> 1 Ramfast SCSI Rev D - blank PCB
> 3 Focus Drives
> 1 CFFA Card
> 3 Vulcans
> 1 Innerdrive
> 2 Apple HS SCSI's
> 1 Apple Rev C. SCSI
> 1 MicroDrive
> 1 Micro Drive Turbo
> ~15 Disk II controllers
>
> I used to have another Apple 3.5" Controller, a Turbo IDE card, and a
> C-Drive, but those have been traded away, sigh.
>
> - Paul

Haha! Nice!

You've got me beat on the accelerators. I only have (2) TWGS (one with
new parts from Reactive - haven't cranked it up to 18MHz yet), (1)
original Transwarp, Zip II-4 and the Zip 4000.

Very cool that you have the rocket chip. That has to be amazingly
rare. Did you ever shoot any photos of it? Probably isn't much to take
a photo of but it is very cool. Don't think I've
ever seen the Transwarp II either. I remember reading about all of the
litigation between Zip and Rocket and AE was part of it when they

Drive collection? Nothing like yours but a few good cards.

(1) Liron card.
(1) Apple hispeed SCSI card.
(3) Vulcan GS boards w/ re-certified 105mb hard drives and re-capped
supplies (an ongoing project of mine).
(1) MicroDrive IIe (still on back order - want to run GEOS on it).
(1) MicroDrive Turbo/GS (this card so rocks).
(5+) Disk II Controllers (pin style)
(5+) 5 1/4" Unidisk Controllers (cabled)

I also have some weird Vtech UDC_Card that has two unidisk connectors
on it. I actually saw an auction recently that had one of these cards
and two 3.5" drives hooked up to it that I had never seen before.
Anyone ever use one of these? Check out of the auction photos of the
drives. I can post better photos of the card if anyone is
interested.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=200341400776

I definitely would love to acquire the Apple 3.5" controller. Been
talking to Henry (reactive) about his project to make new ones (is
this common knowledge?). Also noted that someone has a Apple 3.5"
Controller mint in the box on eBay. Aghhh.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=170334835489

I can't image what the final bid will be on that one.

We should start a new thread of "holy crap look at all that cool
vintage stuff you have".

Best!

ATF