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Offline jjans

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Re: GVP still around?
« Reply #14 from previous page: September 25, 2004, 06:35:26 AM »
I bought my A530 back in 1992. It still runs great. The 8 MB RAM and 2 MB DKB Megachip has been sufficient for my needs.

I recently obtained a VXL 30/RAM 32 and a SupraDrive XP that is showing 14 MB RAM avail (after ROMS remapped to 32 bit memory), that also seems to be an impressive system. More RAM than I know what to do with!!!! Thanks jonbyk!

The thing I like about the Supradrive over the A530 thus far is the Zorro II expansion bus on the side. I am starting to think about a LAN card. Any suggestions?

The VXL 30/32 is mounted in the A500 console (CPU Socket), and given the size of the board, installing is impossible with other add upgrades such as DKB Megachip, or ICD flicker fixer without a lifting kit. I like GVP's idea of mounting everything into the sidecar, plus the addition of the cooling fan.

Both systems are connected via parnet, and cross-machine debugging host->remote using cprx (SASC/C++) now is much faster, compared to before with a stock A500.

I'm thinking of running some speed test to compare the performance of the A530 vs VXL out of curiosity, but I suspect they will bench mark quite close. What benchmark progs do you guys reccomend ? (both systems running 3.1 ROMS).
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Re: GVP still around?
« Reply #15 on: September 25, 2004, 06:40:28 AM »
Hi Tjlazer

I have an A4k Video Toaster with the GVP Trexx 040. I need the software though. Can you PM me about this please? Thank you in advance.

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Re: GVP still around?
« Reply #16 on: September 25, 2004, 10:01:26 AM »
Hi mcostanza

Software Hut has the right or something similar, of the GVP-M (IIRC)

Ask them for infos

Ciao

PS- i'll try to search the last mail i've received from them

CORRECTION- "Software Hut, Inc."

They HASN'T the right but has access to the GVP stock

BTW- great Company, indeed . . .i'm stiil using a TBCPlus with 2 MB of VRAM, Comb Filter and SMTPE/EBU module-chip.

And what about IV24? :-) . . . great!

 

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Re: GVP still around?
« Reply #17 on: September 27, 2004, 01:02:39 AM »
"The thing I like about the Supradrive over the A530 thus far is the Zorro II expansion bus on the side."

FYI I have some new Supradrives available and a used A530
including many other hard to get Amiga items.
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