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From: eaeu079@orion.oac.uci.edu (Jason Goldberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: New Amiga questions: 2630 vs. GVP/Multisyncs
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Date: 20 Mar 90 10:19:07 GMT
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In article <1990Mar19.180839.21488@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes:
>
>	That's just not true. The GVP boards are faster, and come in
>28, 33 and 40MHz versions. The design is much better, but they are
>also more expensive. GVP does really seem to set the standard for
>speed, but you get what you pay for.
>

I have to take exception to the comment that the GVP is better designed than
the A2630.  I would say both boards are well designed.  Yet, they are/were
built with different goals in mind.  Both are great products and each offers
it own pro's and con's yet neither is a poorly designed product as is implied
above.  While, I like the GVP and it IS faster than a stock A2630 I would have
to say that Dave Hayne is a heads and shoulders above anyone at GVP.  As the
story goes GVP very carefully followed Daves guidelines in designing there
product, and anyone at GVP other than their sales-staff have nothing but 
praise of Dave and anything he builds.

I have yet to have anyone tell me what kind of chip is in 28 MHz GVP.  If its
a Mot. 33 MHz chip why only run it at 28?  If its a 25MHz running at 28MHz
then don't talk to me about their stuff being well designed...

-Jason-


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