Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!rutgers.rutgers.edu From: joseph@rutgers.rutgers.edu (Seymour Joseph) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Improving my IIgs Platform Message-ID: Date: 12 Apr 91 21:10:49 GMT References: <70413@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> Sender: news@aramis.rutgers.edu Organization: Rutgers University Lines: 43 Nntp-Posting-Host: joseph.rutgers.edu In article <70413@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v097pba8@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Ken F Morton) writes: > > I'm looking for information system components to hot-rod my >GS. Specifically accelerators and Hard Drives. Ken, From the Inside cover of this month's incider, it seems that ZIP has had a change of heart. I called the company and asked what happened to the older model 1500 and 1525 (the chip replacement cards with the non upgradable caches and questionable DMA compatability)? They claimed to have advertised but never produced any significant quantities of these two accelerators for the Apple IIGS. They are focusing their current efforts on selling various incarnations of the previous top-of-the-line ZIP GSX. The 7Mhz version with a small chache is on sale for only $149: a very good price. If you've got more $ to blow they have faster versions (to 10 Mhz) and cache expansion. The TransWarp GS from Applied engineering has evlolved into a solid product after a fairly rocky start, but it generally isn't available at as low a price as the ZIP. Also their support policies for Apple II users have recently changed for the worse, making them a second place choice for almost any Apple II product. For a hard disk interface board, I heartily recommend the RamFast SCSI board from CV Technologies. (513-435-5743) Several vendors in A+/Incider sell this board. It is much faster than even the High Speed Apple Board, it is elegant, easy to install and use. Software for formatting and etc is included ON A ROM ON THE BOARD. You can't lose the software for this peripheral unless you are really talented :-) This card, like the High Speed Apple SCSI card requres DMA (direct memory access) compatible memory. Call the manufacturer of your ram board or CV Tech for info on whether your ram board is compatible. You can use almost ANY Macintosh compatible imbedded SCSI hard disk drive with Apple II SCSI boards. Try getting a copy of MacWeek (macintosh industry rag) The ads in the back of that magazine list dozens of vendors with VERY good pricing. Example: 20 MB drives with 2 year warranties and 30 day money back guarantees for as little as $229, 40 MB $299, 46 MB (slower drive) $259, 60MB $329, (Relax Technologies 415-471-6112) I hope this info helps Seymour Joseph