Re: Apple IIGS 256KB-only RAM card from Apple

[Roger Johnstone <roger@roger.geek.nz.removethisbit>]

In <bmml739e94pu6pjrdqat62rrnuovg4vqia@4ax.com> Mitchell Spector  wrote:
> 
>     This version of the Apple IIgs Memory Expansion Card (A661-0256) 
> was a region specific item marketed only in Australia and New Zealand.
> It is essentially the same as the North American card, except of 
> course without the expansion sockets (and no jumper locations to short, 
> as it only had one configuration: 256K--no more, no less).
>
>     Back in March 1988 Apple began shipping all Apple IIgs's with 512K
> of RAM *standard*, which meant factory pre-installing such a card (
> 256K on motherboard, plus 256K soldered to their plug-in card). At the 
> time Apple Australia figured they were only obligated to ship a 512K 
> machine, expansion was a side benefit. So then with that in mind, they 
> eliminated  the sockets to cut down production costs.

Right, that makes sense. I never even saw a IIGS until I bought my first 
one used in 1993, but it came with the 1MB card.

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* Roger Johnstone, Invercargill, New Zealand -> http://roger.geek.nz
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