Re: Transwarp at 25MHtz

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Grant Stockly wrote:
> On Jan 9, 3:29 pm, "Henry S. Courbis" <apl2research(a.t.)comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Ha!  Looks like a few people need to read a bit closer.
> >
> > All the seller lists is the oscillator is 25 MHz, which means the card would
> > run at 6.25 MHz (yes, 1/4th).  I bet someone is going to be pissed when they
> > realize their mistake.
> >
> > And no, the TWGS can't run at 25 MHz.  You can push them to 18 MHz with
> > active cooling at best.
> >
> > --
> > Henry S. Courbiswww.ReactiveMicro.com
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> >
> > "golfrock" <rtsp...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >
> > 95564512-6695-4e21-b6e6-03e04204d1b9@1g2000hsl.googlegroups.com">news:95564512-6695-4e21-b6e6-03e04204d1b9@1g2000hsl.googlegroups.com...
> >
> >
> > > This item, 320202998637, is a Transwarp card.  The author lists the
> > > clock on the board at 25MHtz.  The price is approaching $400.
> >
> > > Do they run that fast or is it like the Zip at 1/4th?
>
>
> Does the transwarp use an oscillator twice the frequency?  Does it use
> a divide by two circuit?  Its possible the seller is honest, just
> clueless.  : )

The oscillator is 4x the processor frequency.

-michael

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