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Re: TransWarp GS Upgrade Guide - Updated



 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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