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From: flip@pixar.UUCP (Flip Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Accelerator board query (NOVY & TSI)
Message-ID: <1563@pixar.UUCP>
Date: 14 Mar 88 00:49:55 GMT
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Reply-To: flip@pixar.UUCP (Flip Phillips)
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Keywords: Radius

I have the Radius Accelerator for the SE, w/ 68881. I could not be more 
happy with it. I have had very few program break on it so far. The board
uses a 32K cache scheme so you dont need to transfer the SIMMS from the 
motherboard. 

To date I have only had real problems with two programs, easy 3d - which
Enableing Tech is aware it wont run, (It was developed in Creative
Solutions FORTH and the development system is flakey twoards the 68020)

It does work with the acceletarot turned off though...

The other problem is the sound software supplied with the Farrlon Mac 
Recorder. The sound comes out a tad on the fuzzy side on playback. 
Farallon is aware and is working on a fix i guess. 
SoundWave works fine though... 

You can disable the accelerator, the data cache or the instruction cache 
at machine startup. Its really simple. 

In a conversation w/ Andy Hertzfield he said it was a really great board,
he had one. He cited his respect for Nolan Bushnell as an engineer also.

so... a big thumbs up from me for the radius. Couldnt be happier.

---flip