Re: RAMWorks 2 Chips

["atfphotography@gmail.com" <atfphotography@gmail.com>]

On Jun 12, 8:13 pm, ]3ob <bob [ @ ] onemanband.com> wrote:
> On 2009-06-12 19:51:24 -0400, ]3ob <bob [ @ ] onemanband.com> said:
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> > On 2009-06-12 18:58:26 -0400, "atfphotogra...@gmail.com"
> > <atfphotogra...@gmail.com> said:
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> >> On Jun 12, 4:46 pm, ]3ob <bob [ @ ] onemanband.com> wrote:
> >>> Hi folks...
>
> >>> I have a RAMWorks 2 card fully-populated with 1MB plus the 512K
> >>> daughterboard.  I see from the AE catalog that it can hold up to 3MB.
> >>  
> >>> Is this on the main board, or 1MB mainboard+2MB daughterboard?  If it's
> >>> the main board, does that mean I can just swap out my current chips for
> >>> different ones to increase the memory?
>
> >>> Also, what's the difference between a RW2 and RW3?  Just the ability
> >>> for the 3 to utilize the RGB daughterboard that the 2 can't?
>
> >>> Thanks!
>
> >>> ]3ob
>
> >> Hello!
>
> >> I spent a bit trying to figure that out as well. I have a RamWorks I,
> >> II, III and a little 16k Pocket Rocket.
>
> >> This is what I read for the memory expansion from the manual;
>
> >> RamWorks III & RamWorks Basic -http://www.1000bit.it/support/manuali/downl
> >> oad.asp?id=307
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> >> RamWorks 2meg Plus -http://www.1000bit.it/support/manuali/download.asp?id
> >> =306
>
> >> The RamWorks III and RamWorks Basic manual indicates ... "RamWorks III
> >> can hold up to 1 Meg of memory on the main board and with the 2 Meg
> >> Plus (or 2 Meg) Expander, up to a total of 3 Meg. RamWorks basic
> >> recognizes up to 512k on the main board and up to 2.5 Meg total with
> >> the 2 Meg Plus (2 Meg) installed."
>
> >> The RamWorks 2 Meg "Plus" manual indicates ..."RamWorks 2 Meg PLUS is
> >> an accessory printed circuit card for both the RamWorks II and
> >> RamWorks III extended memory cards. The 2 Meg PLUS will not work with
> >> the original RamWorks card. The original RamWorks only had two rows of
> >> RAM chips with a maximum capacity of 512k)."
>
> >> It further says ...  "When installed on either RamWorks II or III, it
> >> will provide an additional 1 to 2 megabytes of RAM (Random Access
> >> Memory) storage. Unless specifically noted, the name "RamWorks" in
> >> these instructions refers to both the RamWorks II and RamWorks III
> >> cards."
>
> >> I wonder if the original RamWorks and RamWorks Basic are different
> >> cards. Otherwise the two manuals contradict themselves over what the 2
> >> Meg Plus will work in. Is the 2 Meg Plus the same as the 2 Meg?
>
> >> Speaking of which, I was able to track down a AE Digital Prism manual
> >> for the Digital RGB upgrade but haven't been to find a ColorLink
> >> manual, although it is mentioned in the AE RamWorks III manual.
>
> >> I put some hi-res photos of all my RamWorks cards and the Pocket
> >> Rocket here;
>
> >>http://www.atfphotography.com/ramworks
>
> >> I'm waiting on a ColorLink from a fellow and when it arrives I'll take
> >> some hi-res photos of it and let you know how it works with the
> >> RamWorks III. Where did you find the 2 meg Plus? That has to be an
> >> amazingly rare piece.
>
> >> Best!
>
> >> ATF
>
> > I don't have a 2 meg Plus...I have a RamWorks II with the 512k Expander.
>
> > ]3ob
>
> Though I'm still not quite sure what the (real) difference is between a
> RM2 and RW3.
>
> ]3ob

Me either. The cards look so similar. I imagine that the 512k expander
is terribly rare too.

ATF