Re: SCSI, RAM, etc.

[gachenb@eis.calstate.edu (Greg R. Achenbach)]

ScottM@cup.portal.com (Scott - Maxwell) writes:
> I've finally decided to get a hard drive for my //e. I'm not sure what
> SCSI card to get and am looking for some advice. I have a Parallel card, SSC,
> Mouse, 5.25 card, SuperDrive card. I've got one slot (7) left for my SCSI
> ccard. I also need more RAM so I don't know whether I should get an Apple SCSI
> card or a RAMFast card (for the extra memory). Or should I get a memory card
> for the aux slot? What's the difference between normal 1-7 slot memory cards
> and RAM added to the aux slot (above 128k)? Thanks for any help.

Slotted memory cards are nice because you don't need a driver to create a 
RAMdisk on them.  They are automatically a ramdisk.  Kind of a nice 
feature, but not essential if you are pressed for slots.  I'd buy 
whatever you can find cheap on the used market.

> > 
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Greg Achenbach             gachenb@eis.calstate.edu (soon to be ctp.org)
Los Angeles County Outdoor Science School

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