Re: AE RAMKEEPER?

[markd@remove-me.cc.gatech.edu]

In article <69mklt$an9$1@scapa.cs.ualberta.ca> glyn@cs.ualberta.ca (Devin Reade) writes:

Thanks for the info (also Nathan) - I do have an AE-GSRam+ and the
slot mover, and the battery is holding out for now.  I don't have 
a power supply though and no manual - do you know if I can use
a universal A/C adapter and if so, what voltage?  

Thanks again,
Mark

   >
   >Hi - I'm wondering what the AE RAMKEEPER board does?

   It's a board for the Apple IIgs that provides a ROM drive.  I presume
   from your questions you don't have the manual.

   A ROM drive is like a RAM drive, but it maintains its information 
   when the machine is powered down.  The RAMKeeper does this through
   the use of a Gel-Cell battery.  Besides the main board, you should 
   also have:
	   - a wall-plugin power supply
	   - the Gel-Cell battery
	   - the battery-to-card cable
	   - [optional] the slot mover card

   Besides acting as a ROM drive, the card can also be used to make use
   of two regular RAM cards at the same time.  For example, when I still
   used one of these cards, I had a 6-Meg AE-GSRam+ and a 1Meg Apple
   card in my ROM 01, for a total of 7.25 Meg on my machine.

   The "slot mover" is used to move one of the attached cards over a bit
   so that it no longer blocks slot 7.

   If you don't have the battery or power supply, you can still use the
   card, although it of course won't maintain your data when the GS
   is powered down.

   If you need more help on this, let me know.  Make sure you tell me
   which RAM cards you have available, and whether or not you have
   the power connectors.

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