Re: 48K banked memory

[robc638@startmail.ca (Robert C.)]

"Paul R. Santa-Maria" <paulrsm@buckeye-express.com> wrote in message news:<41622F0E.90C8E7FE@buckeye-express.com>...
> "Robert C." wrote:
> > "Paul R. Santa-Maria" <paulrsm@buckeye-express.com> wrote:
> > > One of the early Apple II memory expansion schemes was the
> > > Cramapple modification.  It replaced the 16KB RAM chips
> > I read up on the Cramapple modification and you're right: to add more
> > memory with no software to go with it is useless. As it is put in this
> > website (http://linux.monroeccc.edu/~paulrsm/dg/dg11.htm),
> 
> Hmmm.  You are looking at my web site to confirm something
> I told you.  I am telling the truth, but still...

I had no idea it was your website. I plugged 'Cramapple' into 'Google'
and it returned your site as the only hit.

> 
> > Now, if someone could direct me towards a method of adding a better
> > storage device, such as a Hard Drive, for the Apple ][+, I would
> > appriciate it.
> 
> Do you want to buy something or build something?

I enjoy tinkering with electronics, so I would prefer to build it
myself.

> 
> If you want to build a hard drive controller, then I
> recommend an IDE interface.  You can find schematics at
> http://s.guillard.free.fr/Apple2IDE/Apple2IDE.htm

I have seen his website. 7 chips to run an IDE / ATA HD on an Apple:
easy enough! I just have a hard time understanding his logic board
without the use of some sort of ROM to load the disk routines. Unless
ATA will load the routines from the disk upon booting. Maybe one of
you guys would lead me in the right direction.