soverlies@cc.curtin.edu.au (06/21/91)
Just A summary of an advertisement which I have seen locally,
This looks like being a fairly good accelerator.
The advert went as follows :
The REAL 68000 accelerator.
Features:
Fully compatible 14MHz operation, for internal access in A500/200
1/2 MByte of **** 0 WAIT state **** Memory expandable to 2 MB
Maximum speed access to kickstart ROM.
Plugs in 68000 socket
Separate module available w/out RAM (~10% speed improvement)
HARDWARE switch to revert to normal 7M operation AT ANY TIME & back again
Future additions : separate PIC for A2000 for memory if required (upgrading
from memoryless system, 0 wait)
Separate plug in RAM module for A500 expansion connector
(0 wait)
Proposed costs : straight 68000 : (no RAM) AUS$100
68000 + 1/2 MByte RAM (0 wait) : AUS$450
PRODUCTION VOLUMES AVAILABLE 4-6 WEEKS!! ( can we believe this ?)
......
So I went over to the address and asked to have a look.
They still only had a proto-type but it looked pretty good.
The speed improvement was quite noticeable, especially switching between two
speeds.
A fair bit more complex than I expected, having tried the 14M Hack myself
(and verified that it is rubbish).
This seems like a much better deal than AdSpeed, as AdSpeed is AUS$405 here,
and only has a 16k cache. Also they said that it should work completely with
any 3rd party memory/harddrive expansions. I know the AdSpeed has problems
with some expansions available.
Anyway, I just thought I'd post this up to see what others think.
It looks pretty good to me.
Ian O
Nobody really gives a flying squirt what my opinions are anyway.