Re: Static RAM GS RAM Card

["Bryan Parkoff" <nospam@nospam.com>]

"William Garber" <willy46pa@garberstreet.com> wrote in message 
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> "Dave Schlicher" <awjdfs@comcastdelete.net> wrote in message 
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> : I'm new to this list. Please excuse me if this topic has been raised
> : recently.
> :
> : I have a ROM-01 GS with 512K of RAM. I've been looking for a larger RAM
> : card because even if fully populated, my existing RAM card would be less
> : than the 2MB recommended for System 6.
> :
> : It seems to me that static RAM could be used to build midrange (2-4MB)
> : RAM cards, certainly for less than some of the cards on eBay. Speeds for
> : 4MB (512K x 8) and 16M (2M x 8) are fast enough (and the GS clock slow
> : enough) that one could use the DRAM control signals provided by the GS
> : to latch the address lines and still have enough time to read and write.
> :
> : One downside is that these devices are only available in surface mount
> : packages (which I *hate* to solder). OTOH, there are sockets available
> : so I wouldn't melt the chip.
> :
> : Any reaction?
>
> Only a couple things, one being that you have to use
> dynamic ram, not static ram in a IIgs, and two, if you
> can hold your horses a little longer, there will be a
> 4 MB card available as soon as I get my new one revised.

William,

    Why not CV-RAM card?  CV-RAM card has 8 MB.  I own two original CV-RAM 
cards.  I am testing clone CV-RAM card.  It will be available as soon as 
possible.

Bryan Parkoff