Confessions of a CSPPC Owner
In the mid-to-late 1990s, I managed to get my hands on a Cyberstorm PPC 233 accelerator for my A4000. At the time, it was such a breath of fresh air. My Amiga 4000 was now as fast, if not faster than the mid-range Windows PC that sat next to it. And whether or not it was actually faster, it didn't matter. It felt faster. It was much more comfortable to use in ways that are still difficult to explain.
That`s totally true : I got myself a CSPPC 060/233 for a couple of weeks upgrading from a standard 030@25. This was a huge difference, which was percieved as an ultra fast setup. Unfortunately, the board was faulty and I had to return it to its owner, so I got back to the old config with the 030.
It felt like stuck in the swamp, paused! So the "positive illusion" was not just an illusion, I was really frustrated after having experienced the sweetness of the most responsive system I ever had.
Regarding the various problems, I never had any major of them probably because of the S/W & H/W combination : WB3.9 & A4000. Nice and transparent PPC binaries integration, stability due to case space , no heating problems.
