Re: Apple II Memory Expansion Card

[Sean Fahey <a2fan@hotmail.com>]

Great minds think and post alike.


Scott Alfter wrote:

> Another possibility if somebody installs one of your upgrade power supplies
> is to tap into the +5VSB output.  It's powered up whenever the computer is
> plugged in, so you can ditch the wall wart.  Plugging the computer into a
> UPS would get it through most power outages.

Warren Ernst wrote:

> I didn't bother to mention the RamCharger because the original poster
> as the genuine Apple-Built Slinky card, which lacks a power plug.
>
> That said, it was my dream in 1989 to own a RamCharger, but I seem to
> recall that it was $200 or more (and I was making $7 a hour, 20 hours a
> week back then), and the battery looked just like a Disk ][ drive,
> complete with a black face. I had a DuoDisk stack.

Sean Fahey wrote:


> I have just provided GSE-Reactive with a RamCharger for examination. 
> Nothing to it, I'm sure.

> It would be nice to have an all internal solution, where the battery 
>  pack resides in the IIe somewhere (under the KB?) and is optionally
 recharged by GSE-Reactive's HD power supply - since it has plenty of 
molex outputs.