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From: shatara@memit.dec.com (Chris Shatara)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Apple IIgs RAM expansion
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Date: 5 Oct 89 10:49:51 GMT
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In article <631@studsys.mu.edu>, buchho@studsys.mu.edu (buchho) writes...
>It's finally happened.  I've run out of memory.  Currently, I have an
>Apple IIgs memory expansion card with 512k on board (makes 768k total) and
> 
>leaves me with the card.  As I have heard, reselling the card can be quite
>difficult.  Another rumor, is that AE will give you $50 for your old card
>when you buy one of theirs...
> 

Jacob,

I am going through the same thing.  I have 1.25meg on a n apple card and 
am running into memory problems especially with AWGS.  I just ordered an 
AE GS_RAM+ (2meg) from quality computers for $369.  The cheapest around.  It is 
expandable to 8meg (6meg on board and a two meg expander card). AE no 
longer provides the rebate for your old card.  I talked to them yesterday.

No what to do with the old card?  Selling it will get you nothing. 
(realistically especially at $3.5 for 256K memory chips).  My thought is 
that if I wanted to add another 1meg to the GS-ram+ it would cost me about 
$120+/-.  For about the same amount, one can get a RAM keeper or memory 
saver which would allow you to used your old card, with your new card and 
also have memory backup.  This is the route I will probably take when I 
save up some more money :-)

Any advice/thought out there on this latter strategy?

/chris

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