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.
I have to admit that having the CSPPC as early as I did has turned out to be a tremendous disadvantage. I see Windows for what it is: a machine that started with bad architecture and a disjointed user interface. It was an interface which lacked a focus of design, and was instead an incoherent conglomeration of ideas from people who couldn't agree on anything, and instead implemented their own parts of the interface "their way," completely disregarding what came before them and with little concern with what could come after them.
Those that haven't experienced the speed and fluidity that a CSPPC brought to an Amiga will likely never understand the conflict that I deal with every time I use Microsoft or Apple products today. I know how it could work. I've seen how it should work. But alas, Amigas are somewhat rare, and Amigas with CSPPCs are extremely rare. And the vision that comes from having gained familiarity with an Amiga with a CSPPC is virtually impossible to pass on to others. And others who actually are willing to listen to and understand that vision exist only in a fairy-tale world.
Call me crazy. Call me a Grade-A Moron. That is the curse of a CSPPC owner.
Finally someone puts some of my thoughts to words that i couldn't. The csppc made life good on amiga.
I have to fully agree. The csppc was one of the finest amiga add-ons ever. The UWscsi seemed blistering fast(and still holds its own well). The built in features to use a cdrom without installing a bunch of stuff,and other nice features really make it a one of a kind card. It sped up everything incredibly back in the day and the ppc side made playing mp3's,reading pdf's and editing big res pix a pleasure. The csppc blows the Bppc out of the water in performance on scsi alone as well as the ppc side addressing the ram in 64bit.Also a 604e vs the 603.
You haven't lived until you had one. The newer ppc boards and os's on mac may work fine and be faster but they lack the "class" of a csppc i guess.
mech
