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Subj:  price catalog                         91-09-26 10:13:30 EDT
From:  SMOFBBS
Posted on: America Online

Do you have a price catalog available for all of your products (including which ones are for the IIe)? available online?

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Subj:  no......                              91-09-26 12:31:43 EDT
From:  CVTech
Posted on: America Online

  You mean that fake list price that we never sell a board for ? sure !!!
 

   RamFAST-   $229
   GS-Memory board - $119

  We try very hard to discourage people from buying directly from us.  We don't like the paperwork and you can save yourself big $$$ by calling any of the mail order houses.  To date we've sold over 3500 RamFAST board and over 2000 of the GS-Memory boards, 2 of the RF sales have been direct sales (two days before Christmas a guy drove up from Cincinnati and plunked down cash (grin).

    Drew

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Subj:  Other Platforms??                     91-09-26 23:33:42 EDT
From:  RShanahan
Posted on: America Online

Drew,
   Have you ever though about expanding CVT's horizons to other computing platforms?  The Dos world could use an inexpensive Ramfast controller!  

Rick

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Subj:  hmmmm.........                        91-09-27 14:32:51 EDT
From:  CVTech
Posted on: America Online

  Unfortunately there are quite a few "RamFAST" boards in the IBM land but then again .... they sell  for $500+ over there and people don't whine about the price (grin).  Actually we have a product in the works right now that will sell to all the MAJOR platforms and should make us a fair amount of change.  We also have something new for the GS coming next month.

   Drew

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Subj:  NEW?                                  91-09-27 19:12:59 EDT
From:  GlynneT
Posted on: America Online

What do you have NEW?  <getting all excited>

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Subj:  coming soon to a theater near...      91-09-30 12:58:20 EDT
From:  CVTech
Posted on: America Online



   Wait and see. (Grin).

    Drew

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Subj:  Let me know when/if you get an        91-10-01 00:09:44 EDT
From:  Dan Bandit
Posted on: America Online

AT-Bus SCSI caching controller for an IBM compatable running.  My current one is nothing to sneeze at, but isn't caching.

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Subj:  New Products                          91-10-02 04:21:10 EDT
From:  JohnyBGood
Posted on: America Online

Drew don't tease , give us a hint so that we'll have the check written when the thing is ready to be tested especially since rick won't be comparing w/ me . hurry we're waiting.

jab-jab-rick

johny

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Subj:  NO!                                   91-10-03 01:00:19 EDT
From:  GlynneT
Posted on: America Online

Drew seemed to indicate one of the products would work on many computers.  All I have to say is, "No!  Not another modem manufacturer!"  <grin>

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Subj:  honk. wrong answer.                   91-10-03 11:50:09 EDT
From:  CVTech
Posted on: America Online



   I'd rather go to the dentist that design YET ANOTHER MODEM.  We are concentrating on SCSI applications.

    Drew

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Subj:  Do I get a "honk" too?                91-10-03 18:05:25 EDT
From:  TimMac
Posted on: America Online

Could the answer have anything to do with CD-ROM?
Tim

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Subj:  'Generic' Hardware                    91-10-03 18:34:37 EDT
From:  RShanahan
Posted on: America Online

Glad to hear you're expanding.  I'm hesitant to admit, but I'm typing this message on the MS-Dos AO software!  Yup, I had to do it.  Just ain't enough (productivity) software (DTP) out there and NO font scaling manager (ATM and such).  Yes, I know about Contours, but when??  ' Couldn't wait.  I'll be running SCSI on the PC, and for now am just going to use the Adaptec AT SCSI/Floppy host adapter.  I'll wait for (your??) Caching host!

Rick

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Subj:  second honk.                          91-10-03 19:41:15 EDT
From:  CVTech
Posted on: America Online

  No we're not working on any CD-Rom applications.  I guess I'll let the cat out of the bag.  Right now we are working on a 2 to 1 RAID.  RAID stands for Redundant Array of Inexpensive Drives.  In laymans terms what we are making is a device that will allow you to hook up two IDE drives and make one SCSI drive that is twice as fast and twice as large as either single drive.  Sooo you can hook up a pair of Quantum 52LPS drives (the AT version) and get a single SCSI drive that is 100 meg but has a sustained transfer rate that is double the performance of the quantum 105.  The quantum 105 has a best case performance of about 710k/second.  A 2:1 RAID drive using quantum 52AT drives would get about 1420k/second.  Performance of 1420k/sec is twice as fast as the 105LPS, about 50% faster than the Quantum 120 and about 5-10%
faster than the quantum 210.  Now if you put a pair of 210AT drives onto our whizbang (still working on the name) you get 2600k/sec sustained which is fast enough to blow your hair up.   The circuit we are developing is 2" x 4" and has a 50 pin header on one edge (SCSI connector) and a pair of 40 pin headers on the other edge (IDE drives).   If this one sells we will very quickly develope a 4:1 RAID (same circuit, more IDE connectors) which would be capable of quadruple performance instead of double and would have the added benefit of being upgradeable in size from the 2:1 RAID.  If you fill up your hard drive you just buy another 50 megger and hook it up and your drive gets bigger and faster. We expect we'll make a pretty penny off this circuit.  We also plan on making a low cost SCSI caching controller for the IBM at the beginning of next year sometime. Essentially a RamFAST for the IBM people complete with tape and CD-Rom support for under $400.

    Drew

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Subj:  Not enough DTP                        91-10-03 19:50:40 EDT
From:  BBUD CHUCK
Posted on: America Online

PublishIT 4.0 gets raves and there is Beagle Bros GS Font Editor.........??

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Subj:  Raid                                  91-10-03 21:20:09 EDT
From:  PhilD13
Posted on: America Online

WOW!!
                        Phil D.

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Subj:  RAID: Charg--> :)                     91-10-03 23:50:04 EDT
From:  JohnyBGood
Posted on: America Online

Glad to here somebodies proud to announce their new break throughs and, eh hem, follow up w/ them . 

********************       CHARGE ON  CV TECH   ****************

JOHNBGOOD

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Subj:  DTP                                   91-10-06 00:36:36 EDT
From:  RShanahan
Posted on: America Online

Publish it is Publish it!   Font editors and more font editors.  How bout font scalers.  Once you've used ATM, you can't go back.  I used to spend HOURS trying to get the output I wanted, picking through the 9 megs of (Huge) font files on my system trying to get good, clean output.  I can do with Windows/ATM/Microsoft Word in 10 minutes that took literally hours on the GS,(6 Meg, RF/SCSI, TWGS, Harmonie, Parallel Pro, 512K Buffer and LJ IIP).  I all of DTP existed below 18 or 24 Point, I'd still be GS'ing.  Contours sounded great, I'm just impatient.  

Rick

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Subj:  RamFast/SCSI, PC                      91-10-06 00:40:20 EDT
From:  RShanahan
Posted on: America Online

Put me on the list.  How much and when do you want it!  Be happy to BT if you wish (and still pay for it!)  The increase in speed I've experienced is extremely satisfactory, so I'll stick with my Adaptec card for now.  

Rick
BTW, will this wonderful card include floppy ports?

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Subj:  RAID card                             91-10-07 04:00:05 EDT
From:  LumiTech
Posted on: America Online

I just wet my pants!

LumiTech

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Subj:  ---=====}}}}  RAID ?!                 91-10-09 23:12:43 EDT
From:  KeithW23
Posted on: America Online

Yeah, I read the 'explanation'...

( - comment -  HUH? )

   Seems there was this carpenter helper.
   His boss says - "Go get some 2 by 4's"
   He went.
   Says- "Gimme some 4 x 2's"
   Guy says "You mean 2 x 4's?"
   He says "2 x 4's, 4 x 2's, whatever."
   Guy says "O.K., how long you want 'em?"
   Helper says "Well, for quite a while...
                we're building a house..."

:)  :)  :)  :)


Keith Whaley

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Subj:  For the Apple?                        91-10-10 03:43:50 EDT
From:  GlynneT
Posted on: America Online

So Drew, what does this product do for the II.  As if anyone seems to care anymore.  Can this speed improvement be seen on an Apple II with DMA SCSI cards like the, er...RamFAST?

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Subj:  performance issues...                 91-10-10 11:33:05 EDT
From:  CVTech
Posted on: America Online



 The Apple card wouldn't be able to keep up.  The RF will just barely keep up with a pair of 52lps drives.   

    Drew

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Subj:  Interface                             91-10-10 23:10:25 EDT
From:  Dan Bandit
Posted on: America Online

Will it be a standard SCSI interface so I can hook it up to any computer I want?  Love to see it run on the IBM in Sync mode.

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Subj:  you bet...                            91-10-11 11:17:27 EDT
From:  CVTech
Posted on: America Online

  Standard SCSI-2 is what we are planning on implementing.  We will pull 4 meg/sec burst mode and a sustained transfer rate that is double the performance of the individual drives you are using.  If you've got the bucks you can hook up a pair of Quantum 210s ($600 each) and get 2.6 meg/sec sustained transfer rate. 

    Drew

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Subj:  NEW FOR GS?                           91-10-12 17:00:57 EDT
From:  DarwinL1
Posted on: America Online

I seem to have missed something.  If the RAID device is for the IBM then what is the new product for the GS?  Glad to hear that you have not given up on the Apple II as so many others have.  Your products are on the cutting edge of technology in the past and I am sure future ones will also. Thank you.

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Subj:  GS stuff...                           91-10-14 11:14:18 EDT
From:  CVTech
Posted on: America Online

 See next month's ad with TMS.

   Drew

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