Re: Battery Backed RAM Card

[salfter@salfter.diespammersdie.dyndns.org (Scott Alfter)]

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In article <xOudnWgcC8eh_uvfRVn-vg@comcast.com>,
Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:
>aiiadict@gmail.com wrote:
>> Are there any Apple II battery backed RAM systems
>> keep RAM on the motherboard powered?
>
>I think that's called "leaving it on".  ;-)
>
>Seriously, since the DRAM is refreshed by the video generator,
>much of the machine would have to be in operation to keep the
>DRAM contents.

It's spelled "Apple II battery backup," but it's pronounced "uninterruptible
power supply" (not "Throat Wobbler Mangrove," as you might've suspected).

:-)

(With its low power draw (30W or less), any el-cheapo UPS should keep an
Apple II going for a fairly long time before its battery conks out.)

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