Re: AST RAMStack Plus

[waynes@intergate.ca (Wayne Stewart)]

Rich J. wrote 
> I read that it would allow you to put ROMS in the sockets, and burn
> them right on the board.  The ROM sockets are standard dip sockets.
> It seems it wouldn't be convenient for using as a burner, but
> as a ROM card with OS or something stored on it for quick boot and
> maybe access to applications quickly.  I don't know, just guessing. 
> 
> I don't have any drivers for the card.  Anybody have them?
> 
> I don't know the maximum RAM capacity or ROM size, but
> I think it is 1.5meg RAM.
> 
> If anyone has better information please inform us!
> 
> Rich

I've never had one but in a review om II gs memory cards they say the maximum 
RAM size for this card is 1mb. 
Each of the ROM sockets can hold either EPROMs from 8k to 64k for a maximum 
total of 256k or 2k to 32k EEPROMs to a maximum of 128k. Apparantly with the 
software it came with you could program the EEPROMs in the socket but you 
needed a separate EPROM burner for EPROMs.
Wouldn't be enough ROM for system software but an application or two would fit 
on it. One problem might be finding someone that can burn 27512 EPROMS. 
Hope the author didn't mistake 2764 EPROMs for 64k ones.

	Wayne