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From: mkh6317@rigel.tamu.edu (HOWARD, MATTHEW KENDALL)
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Subject: IIci Cache Card from Apple?
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Date: 10 Jul 90 15:31:38 GMT
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The latest MacUser reported on accelerators and cache cards for the
Macintosh line.  Buried in a sidebar was a mention that Apple was
developing a 32K cache card for the IIci.  Can anyone provide any
additional information on this card?  Will we be seeing it anytime
soon?  What is the hit rate for a card of this size?

Has anyone reading this tried the 128K cache card from Micron?  If
so, please take a second and share your impressions of it.

Any other "cache card" talk, rumors, or opinions?

One thing I've found by benchmarking a DayStar cache card is that it
doesn't seem to speed up science and engineering -type programs.  For
instance MatLab runs about 10% faster and a single precision Whetstone
shows little if any improvement.  MacUser reported the same. 

** So how much to you think a Mac IV/040 will be at consortium prices? **