Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ginosko!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!VM1.NODAK.EDU!UD169430 From: UD169430@VM1.NODAK.EDU (Aaron Swiers) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: Zip-Chip/Rocket Chip Message-ID: <8910111717.aa15700@ADM.BRL.MIL> Date: 11 Oct 89 19:08:58 GMT References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 14 About the Rocket Chip vs. Zip chip, when I first started looking (right after the 5 MHz Zip chip came out, I was talking to a rep from Quality Computers, and he said that the Rocket Chip was not nearly as reliable and it quite frequently crashed while running AppleWorks. This was enough to steer me away from the Rocket Chip. (Although I have not as yet purchased either) I'm wondering if such problems still exist or if they have been eradicated. If so, it looks like I'm going to be looking at a 10 MHz Rocket Chip when I decide to get my accelerator (interpret as: when I can afford to get an accelerator.) I was "dreaming" of waiting till the 'IIgs+' came out (the faster one), but by the looks of things it may be quite a while, and I guess I'll be getting an accelerator anyway, even though I don't want to spend more money on my //e, as I plan to 'eventually' have a IIgs.