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From: taob@pnet91.cts.com (Brian Tao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Advice sought on RAM and SCSI
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Date: 9 Nov 90 16:45:04 GMT
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    I am going to look for a new SCSI and RAM card for the GS very soon now
(new hard drive is coming in next Friday).  I know that both the Apple DMA and
the RAMFast are both very speedy, but is the RAMFast worth the extra money?
Some people have told me that the Apple DMA is fast enough, and you can be
sure of compatibility.  Others claim that the RAMFast is SO fast that the
price/performance is actually better than Apple's.  Of course, with
third-party companies having an annoying habit of folding (like Ingenuity),
I'm not sure if I should go with CVTech.

    How about RAM cards?  I need 4 megabytes, so I have considered either
Chinook's RAM4000 and Harris Labs' GS Sauce.  I've heard many good things
about the RAM4000, but not much from the GS Sauce.  Does anyone have either of
these cards?  A person who has a 4-meg GS Sauce called the RAM4000 "a waste of
money".  Any justification for that statement?  How about mail-order prices
and the cost of installing DRAM's or SIMM's?

    If you e-mail me, make sure you reply to taob@pnet91.cts.com (as stated in
my sig), NOT taob@pnet91 (some mailers will choke on this...)

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