Re: //gs Memory 8 or 16megs?

[Eric Shepherd <sheppy@sheppyware.net>]

in article 39f610e8.401824503@news, Marvin Miller at
marvinmiller@hotmail.com wrote on 10/24/00 3:44 PM:

> I'm looking at picking up some memory for the Apple //gs (rom3)
> Doing some research on the net seems to show that you can actually put
> 16 megs in the computer - or can you?

The most you can install is 8 MB.  The ROM is hardcoded with this maximum in
mind.

> I saw an Apple ad from that timeframe that said "up to 16 megs" and
> the processor is supposed to be able to address 16 megs. Yet all I see
> are 4 meg cards....

The processor can address 16 MB of memory; the 65816's address space is 16
MB.  However, Apple's design of the Apple IIgs effectively limits it to 8
MB.

For everyday use, 4 MB is plenty.

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