Re: Applied Eng. Ramworks II card

[Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.bc.ca>]

Scott Alfter wrote:
> 
> In article <19970714022501.WAA26484@ladder02.news.aol.com>, akocur@aol.com (AKocur) wrote:
> >Digging through some apple treasures the other day and I came across this
> >Ramworks II card, made by Applied Engineering.  It seems to want to fit
> >into the 2e forward ram slot...
> 
> Correct...it goes in the auxiliary slot (where you normally put an 80-column
> card).
> 
> >1. Anyone have this card, and what's it worth?
> 
> Used to have a RamWorks III, but sold it a few years back when I upgraded my
> IIe to a IIGS.  (Didn't figure I'd pick up a IIe at a garage sale dirt-cheap a
> few years later.)  If I were in the market for one, I'd probably pay no more
> than $50 for one with 1 meg of RAM.
> 
> >2. How can I tell how much ram it has on it?
> 
> It accomodates four banks of 64Kx1 and/or 256Kx1 DRAM chips.  Eight chips are
> in each bank.  If you can identify the size of the chips, you should be able
> to tell how much RAM is on the card (anywhere from 64K to 1 meg).  (I think
> the RamWorks II supported up to four banks of chips...I know the RamWorks III
> did.)
> 
> >3. Would this card work in a 2gs?
> 
> Nope...there's no place to plug it into a IIGS...or anything other than a IIe,
> for that matter.
> 
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You can get a clone of this card from MC Price Breakers brand new fully
loaded for 49.95 including AppleWorks expansion & Ramdisk software. Used
is always a lot less for IIe stuff nowadays.