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From: jb10320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Desdinova)
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Subject: Re: Some observations
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Date: 29 Oct 90 20:25:42 GMT
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In article <2219@unsvax.NEVADA.EDU> alfter@uns-helios.uucp (SCOTT ALFTER) writes:
>I just got a RamWorks III.  Are any of the rest of you doing your
>part? :-) BTW, can I have somebody's opinion regarding the Zip Chip
>vs. TransWarp III?  So far as I know, the Zip Chip doesn't take a

  I believe the Transwarp III was canned (reliability? limited market?).

>slot, but reliability isn't what it could be.  The TransWarp III takes
>a slot (though it's supposed to work in the otherwise useless slot 3),
>but can be expanded to go beyond its present (7-8 MHz) clock rate.
>It'll be a while before I get an accelerator (I need to let my credit
>card recover from the cost of the RamWorks :-) ), but I'll be in the
>market for an acelerator in the future.  Also, I've seen an
>"InnerExpress" advertised that is supposed to increase the speed of
>Ingenuity's (ST-506) hard disks.  Is this a new controller to replace

   InnerExpress is evidently a new firmware chip for the controller.
This product recieved the GS+ "Trash Can Award" for misleading advertising,
poor product performance, and high cost ($129!!!).  I would recommend you
not get this.

>the original?  If it is, could you grab any issue of
>_Computer_Shopper_ and build an RLL or MFM (which one?) drive to plug
>into this card?  It'd be a whole lot cheaper than SCSI, if it would
>work.
   Almost certainly MFM.  And, that sounds like a good idea. Too bad the
company isn't around, you could ask them to be sure...
>Scott Alfter                             _/_


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