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>For info, I have an A2000 030 … I also use a Supra V.32bis 14.4
>The last few things I've done to the computer were adding a MegaChip and a
>DKB 2632 w/ 8 megs RAM, which required altering the WB:startup sequence
>slightly.
Carson, not on the topic of Term 4.3 but a different question. I notice we have
basically the same system (before you added the above upgrade) even down to the
modem we use.
Have you found a BIG difference since adding DKB's MegaChip and the extra RAM
onto the A2630 accelerator (DKB 2632 w/ 8 megs RAM)? It is something I'd like
to do but with all the commotion (or shoud I say NO commotion) around C= I
thought I might do better to save my $$.
I'd appreciate your thoughts.
Tim Budd
Internet: tim.budd@syntex.com
Hi Guy,
Well, the biggest difference in the upgrade has been that I don't run out
of system memory when using programs like PageStream and importing large
graphic files like I used to. I produce 3 newsletters. Start bringing in 1
meg. photos and you run out of RAM real quick. I now have 17 megs of
system RAM, so I believe I'll be OK for awhile. The MegaChip is pretty
much a must-have on its own. I thought the money for the 2632 card and the
extra 8 megs RAM was a bit much, but what are you gonna do? At least now I
have the ability to add any combination of 32 bit-wide RAM SIMMs whenever
I need to, up to a total of 112 megs., without having to add any more
hardware. For me, the $$ were well-spent. It was either that, upgrade my
accelerator (which I don't have the $$ for), or buy a MAC or IBM system
which I refuse to do and also can't afford.
The only downside to the 2632 is that I had to move my hard card to an
adjacent slot because the 2632 won't fit if you don't. Ergo, I lost a
useable slot. But with Studio 16, the Toaster and a Kitchen Synch already
resident, I don't know what else there is to add realistically anyway.
Ideally, if you want my .02, the 2632 and the MegaChip are basic,
everybody-ought-to-have-'em add-ons. The MegaChip comes in handy for
graphic intensive programs like DTP and video. Will you notice a
noticeable speed increase? I haven't. But then I'm not one of those guys
that takes much notice of these things. The 2632 does enable the CBM 2630
card to use Burst Mode (whatever that means), which it won't do on its
own–that the folks at DKB say makes the system run faster. I'd go for it.
Regards,
CarsonT