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Re: ZRAM III
On Mon, 28 Nov 2011, Steven Hirsch wrote:
Good luck achieving reliable operation with a ZipChip stacked on a ZRAM III
in a IIc. I purchased a Zip 8000 and ZRAM 3 on eBay about a year ago, but
the combination really does not physically fit in the machine. I could get
it to work some of the time with the unit disassembled, but never with
everything closed up. IIRC, the keyboard partially dislodges the Zip from
the socket. Since Zips have socket contact issues even under the best of
circumstances, it turned out to be a non-starter.
I have a Zip 8 and a Mega IIc ram card in my IIc. It fits (but just
barely) and the Mega card is a real slim card too. The keyboard has a
slight bulge in it from the duo, however, it boots fine (and fast) and
compliments my CT100c hard drive so my IIc runs pretty slick for a 1986
vintage (03). After the hard drive, I have twin UniDisk 3.5 drives and an
external Disk IIc. My video out is handled by a Video 7 digital RGB box
to an NEC 2D monitor. I haven't tried the above with my IIc+ but I have
an Apple-branded IIc card populated to 1mb in my IIc+ so I get 4mHz speed
with 1mb ram so it's not bad.