Re: Transwarp (IIe) Clarification - RAMFactor 512k

["Tim Haynes" <timhaynes@alumni.NO.SPAM.PLEASE.uwaterloo.ca>]

Nice find!  Why don't we have decent stuff around Toronto????

"Iosaef the Irascable" <skid@tigress.com> wrote in message
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> Hey all!
>
>       Today, on a lucky trip to Goodwill Computerworks here in Austin, I
> managed to snag a IIe with a Transwarp card rattling around inside with
> a bunch of other cards (a RAMFactor, 5.25 IO Controller, Mouse card, PP
> ProClock, PP Graphics w/o cable... but I digress), and all for $10.
>
>       Now, on my roommate's identification of the card, I looked in the
> FAQ for information on its dip switches.  This is taken verbatim from
> the "rev054 September 2002" copy of the FAQ, Accelerator Question 003:
>
> <snip>
> Bank1: Sw 1-7 -> Change to OPEN if there is a memory card that uses the
> "Langauge Card bank switching technique". (Normally CLOSED)
>
> Bank1: Sw 1-7 -> Change to OPEN if the plug in card must be accessed at
> 1 MHz
> (Normally CLOSED.  OPEN for Floppy diskette controllers)
> </snip>
>
> My question is this:
>
>      Is that a typo (ie: is the second Bank1 list really 'Bank2'?), and
> if it's true, what's the second bank of DIP switches for?  Also, if
> anyone knows, what's the purpose of the bank of eight 41256-15s on the
> uppermost row, component side, for?
>
>      Finding this card is just about the best thing to happen to me
> since  a friend gave me my first IIgs, complete with ZipGSX. :)
>
>      I'd also like to request ANY information on the RAMFactor card by
> AE.  Mine's apparently populated halfway (512k from what I've found
> online), but I'm curious as to the use of the cards, what
> drivers/software are needed to fully utilize the card (RAMWorks for
> Appleworks, right?) or any other information one may have.
>
> Thank you in advance,
>
> Take Care!
> Josef
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