Re: Z-RAM card for Apple //c

[hlevinsn@rci.rutgers.edu (Hank Levinson)]

quadrajet1@aol.com (Quadrajet1) writes:

>>Hi, I have an Apple //c with an Applied Engineeing Z-RAM card
>>installed.  this card seems to have 512KB RAM (16 x 41256 chips) and a
>>Z80 CPU?, I have read somewhere that this card is a CP/M card as well
>>as memory expansion, can anyone tell me if this is true and if so how
>>can I get it to boot into CP/M.  Thanks

>    Uhhh, you answered your own question. I think.  Since you have a question
>mark after Z80 CPU, hard to tell what your card has.  If it has a Z-80 chip on
>it, it has CP/M capabilities.  Get a CP/M boot disk.  All you need to boot into
>CP/M.

>Raymond

Applied Engineering used a Z-80 chip for its RAM-refresh circuitry on its //c
RAM cards. The Z80 chip was not intended for CP/M use. It was a cheap way to
refresh RAM. A.E. made other Z80 cards for the //c especially for CP/M use.

Good luck! 

Hank