Re: TransWarp GS Upgrade Guide - Updated

["mr. brad" <mrbrad@ll.net>]

yep i screwed up...not enough sleep i guess...

duh

brad

"Polymorph" <polymorph@a2central.com.remove-jjp-this> wrote in message 
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>  To: mr. brad
> mr. brad wrote:
>> the version C card is long ...looks like a standard //e card to fit in 
>> the case with the diag cutoff at end of card for lid
>>
>> the rev D card is basically the size of a disk ii controller maybe a bit 
>> longer...and is square more or less
>>
>> you can get the latest rev ROMs for either card (or could)
>> specify C or D version..but other then that not sure
>> of diff
>>
>> the 14mhz upgrade i did like 15 yrs ago and ran the lost gonzo bbs 24/7 
>> via worldgroup bbs and telnet (1991 to 2005) as a rev
>> C card or the older version....i heard that rev C cards were more 
>> robust...the D card is more advanced smaller circuitry
>>
>> the only thing i had to do to keep it stable at 14mhz was i pop'd the lid 
>> off the //gs upgrade
>>
>> anyway this info prob? is in ap2 FAQ's or should be
>>
>> the one i ran for yrs still works it also had (maybe needed to have can't 
>> remember) the 32k daughterboard addition
>> and you had to cut traces on back to make the mod with the proper 16mhz? 
>> wdc chip replacement
>>
>> needless to say..i have 2 other rev D more modern cards..even thou i have 
>> the wdc chips was never brave enough to tempt fate twice (note: I THINK i 
>> should have heated the exacto knife before trying to cut the fine 
>> traces..very scary xacto knife skipping across back of twgs 
>> board....dance around swear....put it back in relief ...worked...do it 
>> again same result..dance around swear.....see if it works...on the 3rd 
>> try i managed to do it...and it ran at 14mhz..i  swore never to do it 
>> again...my biggest 1/2 hr pain in the butt apple scare i ever had..)
>>
>> anyway..that pretty much exhasts my computer "mod'ing" experience...
>>
>> brad
>
> Brad,
>
> I think you're getting confused with the RAMFast SCSI controller which 
> comes in Rev.C and Rev.D versions!
>
> I 99.9% sure there was never any Transwarp GS in a shortened "Rev.D" 
> version. If you can prove me wrong, I'd love to see pictures of it.  ;-)
>
> Cheers,
> Mike
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