Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!rutgers!uwvax!astroatc!nicmad!pophal From: pophal@nicmad.UUCP (Gerry Pophal) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: price of accelerators (Was Re: system 7, first impressions) Message-ID: <4006@nicmad.UUCP> Date: 1 Jun 91 16:40:31 GMT Article-I.D.: nicmad.4006 References: <5133@dirac.physics.purdue.edu> <3638@hsi86.hsi.com> <1991May25.013620.26769@m.cs.uiuc.edu> Reply-To: pophal@nicmad.UUCP (Gerry Pophal) Organization: Nicolet Instrument Corp. Madison, WI Lines: 37 In article <1991May25.013620.26769@m.cs.uiuc.edu> gillies@m.cs.uiuc.edu (Don Gillies) writes: >Yes, system 7.0 is sllllooooooow! I'd say it's noticeably slower on a >Mac II. Those of you SE/Classic owners thinking of upgrading -- >consider a 25Mhz board or better yet, an 040 CPU. The most irritating >thing is that boot time seems to have increased by 5-10 seconds at >least. This will not be good for people developing software. > > >Don Gillies | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign >gillies@cs.uiuc.edu | Digital Computer Lab, 1304 W. Springfield, Urbana IL > >-- I just called Total Systems Integration about the Gemini 030 accelerator we bought. When I purchased it they promised system 7 compatability and virtual memory. They are working on a system 7 compatable INIT called Gemstart 2.0. They think they will charge me shipping to get it when it is available in July. Connectix is working on a Gemini/System 7 compatable version of virtual that will also be available in July. Although they promised me virtual memory when I bought the board and they now include it (non S7 compatable) with new boards they don't think they are responsible supplying me with it. Some upgrade. -- UUCP:harvard-\ att--\ | Sysop Mad Mac BBS(608)221-3841 ucbvax!uwvax!astroatc!nicmad!pophal | Gerry Pophal(608)271-3333ext2091 rutgers--/ rolls--/ | Nicolet Instrument Corp. ames--/ decvax-/ | Madison, Wis 53711-0451