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From: c8s-an@franny.Berkeley.EDU (Alex Lau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: SuperMac's SpeedCard
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Date: 17 Nov 89 10:03:54 GMT
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In article <15590001@hpdml93.HP.COM> kmarko@hpdml93.HP.COM (Kurt Marko) writes:

>Does anyone know what the SuperMac ``SpeedCard'' does?  I've seen
>it listed in the ComputerWare catalog and am wondering if it's a
>RAM cache (a la Orchid's MacSprint) for the 68020 in a II.  Does
>anyone have any experience with these things?  Is the elimination
>of a memory wait state noticeable on a II?

>Thanks in advance

>Kurt Marko

The SuperMac SpeedCard is not what you think it is.

It's an accelerator card for a Mac SE. Depending on the SpeedCard
you buy, you will get either a 16 MHz 68000 or a 16MHz 68020.
Actually, I'm not sure... perhaps only the 16 MHz 68000.

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