stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Steven T Chiang) (04/16/91)
Hmmm, I just got off the phone with an Applied Engineering representative, and he told me that they had just finished a 32k cache for the Transwarp GS. Basically, it's a new daughter board (the second layer board on the TWGS), it'll cost $109 (pricey, imho), and it started shipping friday. He made it sound like it could be a do it yourself kit, because he mentioned popping out the old board, putting in the new one, and cutting a couple of tracers on the back of the card. The only problem with that, is you lose your warranty (my guess). He also said it made a bigger difference than running at 10 mhz (which his current card runs at), and he said it made a big difference, especially for graphics... just to let you know. later Steven Chiang Coming Soon: DreamGrafix 3200 color power stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu America On_Line: DWS Steve Apple IIgs Forever! # With a 4 line .sig, which is all my mailer will post! :P #
2hnemarrow@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (04/16/91)
In article <1991Apr15.204621.28953@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>, stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Steven T Chiang) writes: W Well, I was going to replay to this, but it seems that the "Twilight" screen blanking utility has decided to remain quite blank. Has anyone else had this problem? Anyhow, I can't see what I'm doing, but I got a card from AE about making my transwarp "22%" faster with a 32K catche upgradce. (Kind of like their idea to make ReadyLink nearly functional for $15.) It also says "Install it yourself in just minutes!", so I assume that you can install iut yourself in just minutesl (I can't wait to see what this looks like.) Well, I'm off to Reset Land... > Hmmm, I just got off the phone with an Applied Engineering > representative, and he told me that they had just finished a 32k cache > for the Transwarp GS. > > Basically, it's a new daughter board (the second layer board > on the TWGS), it'll cost $109 (pricey, imho), and it started shipping > friday. > > He made it sound like it could be a do it yourself kit, > because he mentioned popping out the old board, putting in the new > one, and cutting a couple of tracers on the back of the card. The > only problem with that, is you lose your warranty (my guess). > > He also said it made a bigger difference than running at 10 > mhz (which his current card runs at), and he said it made a big > difference, especially for graphics... > > just to let you know. > > later > > > Steven Chiang Coming Soon: DreamGrafix 3200 color power > stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu > America On_Line: DWS Steve Apple IIgs Forever! > # With a 4 line .sig, which is all my mailer will post! :P #
gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn) (04/18/91)
In article <1991Apr15.175123.29734@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> 2hnemarrow@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes: >Anyhow, I can't see what I'm doing, but I got a card from AE about making my >transwarp "22%" faster with a 32K catche upgradce. (Kind of like their idea to >make ReadyLink nearly functional for $15.) It also says "Install it yourself >in just minutes!", so I assume that you can install iut yourself in just >minutesl I just installed mine. Indeed, it installs in a few minutes, if all goes well. The two trace cuts are at well-marked "bow tie" lands that were clearly intended for this eventuality. The instructions caution you to not cut too deeply (apparently it's a multilayer PC board). The hardest part of the job for me was getting all the pins aligned and shoved into their sockets without bending anything. I found that one long resistor pack on the TWGS needed to be gently urged over a bit to make room for the components on the piggyback cache card. Well, it does work, and for some things I can see an improvement.
dat33228@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Derek A. Taubert) (04/19/91)
In article <15883@smoke.brl.mil> gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn) writes: >I just installed mine. Indeed, it installs in a few minutes, if all >goes well. The two trace cuts are at well-marked "bow tie" lands that >were clearly intended for this eventuality. The instructions caution >you to not cut too deeply (apparently it's a multilayer PC board). >The hardest part of the job for me was getting all the pins aligned >and shoved into their sockets without bending anything. I found that >one long resistor pack on the TWGS needed to be gently urged over a >bit to make room for the components on the piggyback cache card. > This really steams me. I got in touch with Steven Malechek, even had him return my phone call, but never got any more info about this. He told me more than a month ago that he would have the info to me by the end of the week. Can one of you send me the info on the upgrade so I don't have to attack dial Applied Engineering to get through to the Tech. Line? Reason for my anger: well, it's a real bitch to have a 17MHz chip in your hands and not be able to push it all the way because of a small cache. I need an adapter for the socket too, but that's another story. -- + Derek Taubert --> derek@mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu + Author of : GScii+ + + dat33228@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu + and other neat stuff to come + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + Access to computers - and anything which might teach you something about + + the way the world works - should be unlimited and total. Always yield to + + the Hands-On Imperative! +
2hnemarrow@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (04/20/91)
In article <1991Apr19.054201.5915@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, dat33228@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Derek A. Taubert) writes: > week. Can one of you send me the info on the upgrade so I don't have to > attack dial Applied Engineering to get through to the Tech. Line? > > Reason for my anger: well, it's a real ______ to have a 17MHz chip in your > hands and not be able to push it all the way because of a small cache. I > need an adapter for the socket too, but that's another story. Here is the exact info on a card I got from Applied Engineering: Transwarp GS Owners! Take your GS to new heights with Applied Engineering's 32K cache upgrade for the TransWarp GS. o 32K cache replaces 8K cache. o Increases TransWarp GS speed by 22% o Install it yourself in just minutes! o Requires no soldering. o Designed by Applied Engineering o Available NOW! o 32K cache option only $109 retail. Call Applied Engineering or your dealer today. AE Applied Engineering (214) 241-6060 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Central Time -- __________________________________ ___________________________________________ | As any politician will tell you, ! 2hnemarrow@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu <- til 5/15 you can fool all the people some | PPark@volta.ece.ukans.edu <- too slow :-P of the time, and some of the ! Preston Park at Macrocosm BBS 913-841-9446 people all the time, and usually | * Christopher Robin at Bloom County BBS that's enough. -- Robert Orben ! 313-582-0888 (MI) __________________________________|___________________________________________
plucky.duck@pro-midnightex.cts.com (Terry Guelfo) (04/20/91)
In-Reply-To: message from stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu
>I just got off the phone with an Applied Engineering representative...
Gee, how much did that 1-900 call cost you? <grrrrr....>
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Steven T Chiang) (04/21/91)
In article <8699@crash.cts.com> plucky.duck@pro-midnightex.cts.com (Terry Guelfo) writes: >In-Reply-To: message from stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu > >>I just got off the phone with an Applied Engineering representative... > >Gee, how much did that 1-900 call cost you? <grrrrr....> Actually, I called via normal long distance... and talked to the head of technical support directly... and he mentioned it... >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >PLine: plucky.duck@pro-midnightex / tg.exc@pro-harvest| The Toxic Revenger! | Steven Chiang Coming Soon: DreamGrafix 3200 color power stc7@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu America On_Line: DWS Steve Apple IIgs Forever! # With a 4 line .sig, which is all my mailer will post! :P #