Re: Apple II memory expansion card

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Michael Black wrote:

>Michael J. Mahon (mjmahon@aol.com) writes:
>> Bender MX asked:
>> 
>>>  I recently got my hands on an Apple II memory expansion card
>>>the Apple Computer version, not an AE Ramworks.  What I'm
>>>wondering is what type of memory chips does it take, and where
>>>can I get them?  Currently It has the base 256k ram on it and I'd
>>>like to go the full 1 Meg route!
>> 
>> They are plain 41256's, and any you find will be fast enough.
>> 
>> Old (286-vintage) PC's are a great source of 41256's.
>> 
>Just yesterday, I found one of those lying in the snow.  Just the
>motherboard and the bottom part of the case (no drives or power supply).
>It had a half inch covering of snow.  I wiped away enough to see
>what the motherboard was, the banks of DIP memory gave it away before
>I had a chance to uncover the CPU, and I dropped it right back in the snow.
>
>Had it been dry, I likely would have dragged the motherboard home for
>the memory, though realistically I have plenty of it already from
>other junked motherboards I've found, but wet with snow it wasn't worth
>it.

Actually, snow is usually quite pure, and, after a little drying out,
you could expect it to be good as new.  Chips are quite water-
resistant, and would survive unscathed.

-michael

Check out amazing quality sound for 8-bit Apples on my
Home page:  http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/