Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!ANDREW.CMU.EDU!jm7e+ From: jm7e+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU ("Jeremy G. Mereness") Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Post ZipChip Review! Message-ID: <0WVwvpy00WE71II0-i@andrew.cmu.edu> Date: 11 May 88 03:48:05 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 33 Donald Tsang wrote.... > a friend of mine (who happens to WORK at Berkeley Softworks, producers > of GEOS) got his Zip CHip on Thursday ( a week ago). He brought it to > work and said that the 'Chip seems to work fine with GEOS, even faster > than a //gs.... and.... > ...I'm just wondering when *MY* Zip Chip will arrive... > Donald Tsang > tsang@coryBerkeley.EDU || ...!ucbvax!cory!tsang Further, four-color ads in June's A+ boldly say that Zips are "shipping." Any word yet? Are they for real? I mean, will anyone get one before the next Applefest (in a few weeks)? Capt. Albatross jm7e+@andrew.cmu.edu p.s. Here's a real long-shot. Is a Zip Chip GS (65C816) conceivable theoretically? or would the GS hardware configuration or memery usage make it impossible? I want turn loose on GSWorks and thus close the doors on the Mac. ============ disclaimer: These opinions are mine and will remain so until more intelligent or insightful or informed people are kind enough to show me the error of my ways. Remember: A mind is a terrible thing to baste.