Re: AppleWorks 3 + RamFactor + RamWorks 3 = what?

[gids.rs@sasktel.net]

On Oct 5, 4:14 pm, Warren Ernst <wer...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 3, 10:28 pm, gids...@sasktel.net wrote:
>
> > On Oct 3, 10:24 pm, applework...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > On the note of copying AppleWorks to a RAM disk,  I have 4 Ramfactor
> > cards on different computers that I would like to get the Ramkeeper
> > power pack for them.  Does anyone have a Ramkeeper for sale or at
> > least can give me the voltages for the pinouts?
>
> There was a RamCharger/RamKeeper for sale on Ebay about a month or two
> ago, and it was the first one I'd seen in years. Someone snatched it
> up with BuyItNow for about $85 as I recall (but it might have been
> $125 - I don't recall exactly.) I might have picked it up for $40, but
> not at that price.
>
> This device would have really made life easier for me back in school,
> but recent times have gotten me thinking: a generic AC/DC "wall wart"
> transformer should be able to supply whatever voltages the RamFactor
> needs to keep it going, so you could at least keep a RamFactor filled
> up after powering down a computer. You could then plug the Wall Wart
> into a UPS so its battery could probably keep a RamFactor filled up
> for at least an hour or two.
>
> The connector doesn't look that exotic on the RamFactor, so what we'd
> really need is the voltages for that connector. I guess I can look in
> my RamFactor book, but I don't recall ever seeing the voltages on it.
> Maybe someone else has...
>
> -Warr

Thanks Warren

I just came across a great Apple II hardware website   www.gse-reactive.com
who are trying to duplicate the Ramkeeper as well as other popular
devices like a Ramfast SCSI.

I got a  reply from support stating that the outside 2 pins are +5
volts and inside ones are ground.  I have a lot of little AA power
packs that hold 4 batteries.  Rechargeable batteries are usually 1.2V
times 4 batteries equals 4.8V, should be close enough to power the
Ramfactor card.  For how long, is another story.


Rob