Re: ZipChip @ Bargain Price!

[PZ <skierpaul@yahoo.com>]

On May 21, 8:21 pm, "atfphotogra...@gmail.com"
<atfphotogra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 21, 9:23 pm, "atfphotogra...@gmail.com"
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> <atfphotogra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On May 21, 8:49 pm, PZ <skierp...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > > On May 21, 2:54 pm, "atfphotogra...@gmail.com"
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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.
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> > > However, my drive controller collection is much more impressive:
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> > > 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
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> > > I used to have another Apple 3.5" Controller, a Turbo IDE card, and a
> > > C-Drive, but those have been traded away, sigh.
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> > > - Paul
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> > Haha! Nice!
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> > 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.
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> > 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
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> > Drive collection? Nothing like yours but a few good cards.
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> > (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)
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> > 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.
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> >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:I...
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> > 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.
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> >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:I...
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> > I can't image what the final bid will be on that one.
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> > We should start a new thread of "holy crap look at all that cool
> > vintage stuff you have".
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> > Best!
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> > ATF
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> Egads. I hate it when I don't finish sentences. In the second half I
> was commenting on how AE had to pull the Transwarp II. Looked like a
> cool board!
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> Must be insanely rare along with that Rocket chip. How many Rocket
> chips did they actually make? I remember the ads for Zip in the Apple
> II mags when I was a kid and how it took them forever to ship the
> chips.
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> Ahhh good stuff.
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> Best!
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> ATF
>
> ATF

- Yeah, the TWII got axed because Bits and Pieces licensed the Rocket
Chip caching technology to AE.  Bits and Pieces lost the lawsuit to
Zip. Thus the TWII and all of Bits and Pieces went the way of the
Dodo. It was the only DMA accelerator ever made for the IIe. I wanted
one for years since I had a Ramfast Rev C. and actually could to have
used DMA in a //e.

- I'll have to dig up the Rocketchip (I still have the box) and take
some pics.

- I have the same UDC card.  Laser/Vtec, same thing.  I had it on my //
e for years with two 3.5's and two 5.25's.

- The Apple 3.5 controller clone was something Henry was working on,
but IMHO he's got too much on his plate right now to get anything done
other than getting orders out the door.  I think he's waiting for a
shipment from Joicaim, hence you still waiting for your //e
Microdrive.  Its a bummer that ///SHH Systeme didn't just include a
larger ROM with a jumper on the card to make the card compatible with
both the //e and GS.

- I'm not sure how many TWII and Rocket Chip 10's made it out the door
before things got shut down, but probably only a couple-few hundred.
I've never heard of anyone else having a Rocket Chip 10.  I know of 3
people with TWII's.

- Microdrive Turbo is fast, but I'm not entirely sure if its faster
than the Ramfast Rev D.  I have a SCSI to CF adapter that I've been
wanting to try out, but havn't had the chance yet, that should provide
a pretty good head-head comparison.

- I think Henry experimented with a CF adapter on one of the Vulcan
controller cards.  I'm not sure if he had any success yet, I know
there were some issues, but havn't heard if they got worked out.

Fun thread!
- Paul