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From: bazyar@ernie (Jawaid Bazyar)
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Subject: Re: Zip GS
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Date: 19 Apr 91 18:10:42 GMT
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In article <9104191500.AA14900@apple.com> PYC121@URIACC.URI.EDU (Andy Kress) writes:
>    I was wondering.  Is there a noticable difference between 8k cache to
> a 64k cache?  I mean is it really worth hundreds more for 56k of memory?
> Im going to buy one of these things and could really use some more detailed
> info.  Thanks much!

  Most assuredly so.  Doubling the cache from 16k to 32k in the Transwarp
increases performance more than going from 7MHz to 10MHz (in fact, without
a cache size increase, 10MHz doesn't buy you much).  The size of the
cache (and it's basic design) are the most important aspects of an accelerator
board.
  You can, however, do the upgrade on the Zips yourself- they'll send you
instructions with the card. I'm sure they're quite simple.

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