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From: wyant@eplrx7.UUCP (wyant)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Request for comments about Atari ST RAM upgrades
Keywords: Atari ST RAM DRAM upgrade DTP
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Date: 12 Oct 89 17:42:14 GMT
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   We have recently acquired a hard disk and several software utilities
for our 1 MB Atari 1040ST (at the recent WAACO).  This has us wondering
about the the possibilities for a RAM upgrade, perhaps to 2.5 MBytes.
The prices which we have seen for such an upgrade vary by quite a bit,
being between $305 and over $400 (US).  So, now a list:

   A) Is such a RAM upgrade desirable?  Our Atari serves both for games
and desktop publishing.  The utilities/accessories might be expected to
occupy up to 0.25 MBytes.

   B) What is the difference between the solderless and conventional
upgrades?  Is a solderless upgrade merely a DRAM swap?

   C) What about the extra heat generated by all those RAM's in such a
small (ST) box?  Is it substantially greater than for the standard 1 MB?

   D) Do you have any recommended places for us to consider having such
an upgrade performed?  Do they perform an infant mortality test?

Since this is probably a frequently recurring question, a mail reply
might be best.  Thank you for your comments to these questions and the
general issue of memory upgrade for the ST.


                                       Patrick Wyant
                                       Wilmington, DE
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