| From: | Nick Lamburn |
| Date: | 7 Jun 2000 at 16:23:39 |
| Subject: | Re: Apollo Z4 and BVision |
Hi Michael
>> From: Nick Lamburn [mailto:oruk_amigan@btinternet.com]
>>
>> Now:
>>
>> 1.) I want to fit a Bvision to the PPC, now I have had Picasso '96
>> installed for the Pixel64. Will CGfx install over that with no
>> problems? I guess I just need to remove the monitor drive (Pixel64)
>> really. I realise CGfx 3.x comes as standard with the BVision. Will
>> the BVision work 'out of the box' until i get v4? Or will I have
>> loads of problems.
>
> The latest DMS of cgx 3 on the vgr.com website should run fine. But CGX 4
> offers greater speed and compatability - AND the ability to clock your
> Permedia2 up and make the 2d and 3d zoom along much more. I heard last
> night of an increase from 26 fps on Heretic II to 30 fps! When clocking
> the permedia2 to 97mhz! Scary stuff though...
Yeah but you have a 240MHz 603e :)) For old student here, i have 175MHz :)
However the notion of overclocking a £200 piece of equipment is not
something I'd do in a hurry. Yes, £200 that's how much they are new, with a
sometimes okay, mostly bad experience with second hand gear, I'm buying
brand new. Knowing my luck (what there is of it :)) when I go to purchase
it there'll be none left.
But it is damn friggin annoying that a one £140 card is now £60 more, almost
a year and half later, therefore another 1.5 year out of date... :( Least
the Z4 is cheap at £90 :))
>> 2.) Can I easily fit the ZIV alongside the BVision? Or does this
>> require a lot of work?
>
> Hmm, I doubt it. The BVision was a clever squeeze into an A1200 desktop
> shape, but it obscures the clockport and is not possible to re-locate the
> card AFAIK. I guess it all depends on how this Z4 board fits into the
> tower.
I just hope it fits in, I'm quite happy to hack the back of my Ateo Tower
with a welder (my dad is a mechanic so he has these things :) and sheet
metal, but slicing and dicing multilayer boards is not my speciality -
funnily enough.... ;) I'm sure it does (well I have to keep a positive
outlook don't I! :)) otherwise I'll have to go for the lesser CV64/3d,
which'll still be nice, just not as nice as a Permedia II and twice as much
video memory... :)
Then I'll want a bigger monitor.... :)) Does it ever end? :)
>> 3.) I plan to add a IDE expansion card like the Buddha card (does the
>> card in question have a 'h'? :) will I be able to use the basic A1200
>> IDE (via the buffer) and the Buddha, or Buddha only?
>
> Yes it has a H, from the same maker as the Catweasel, IIRC it has a
> Catweasel built onto it too? Or maybe that was the + version I had. Anyway
> yes you can use the A1200 IDE socket and the Buddha ones, the on card
> Buddha ROM also allows auto booting from devices on the card. They use
> 2nd.scsi.device style references BTW.
SO I could in theory have five Buddhas, and they'd be 3rd.scsi.device,
4th.scsi.device etc.? :) Waste of Zorro expansion that, and I doubt i'll
ever have (me counts up) 24 IDE devices (inc. A1200 IDE) :))) BTW: there
are two Buddhas - one w/Catweasel (£80) and wo/Cat' at £50. I'm going for
the latter being a student! :))
>> 4.) What is the best ZII SCSI controller, GVP HC8? (Is that it?)
>> A2091 (with rev. 7 ROMs, naturally :), What others are there? Oh the
>> Oktagon, any good? :) What's the speed? (No better than 3Mb I guess
>> :)
>
> IIRC I tried to get an Oktagon and a A2091 but could not purchase a new
> one anywhere. I haven't a clue what is available these days, if anything.
Second hand I guess....
>> 5.) This is a curiosity thing really, as I won't be getting one, but
>> is the VLab Motion card ZII or ZIII only?
>
> I personally don't know. :)
Anyone else?
Anyways thanks for more advise as ever! :)
Regards
Nick.
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