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From: liberato@drivax.UUCP (Jimmy Liberato)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Bridgeboard - How do I add that extra 128k?
Keywords: Memories, bridgeboard, amiga, ibm
Message-ID: <256BD19C.D6D@drivax.UUCP>
Date: 23 Nov 89 11:16:43 GMT
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Reply-To: liberato@drivax.UUCP (Jimmy Liberato)
Organization: Digital Research, Inc., Monterey, California
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manes@topsy.UUCP (Mark D. Manes) writes:

>I have a XT Bridgeboard and I want to put an extra 128k in.  I understand
>that I can add a XT memory card, but my question is how do you set the card
>to act in the correct memory area.

Just get the cheapest Taiwanese clone board you can find.  It should have a 
barely intelligible set up sheet with it for setting the jumpers but the 
default will probably be correct.  You're not going to hurt any thing.  See
if you can find a used ancient Quadboard around.  That way you get a serial port.

The coolest thing to do is to get a paged expanded memory (EMS) board, rip out
all the socketed chips on the Bridgeboard down to 256K then backfill with
the EMS board back up to 640K.  Do you really have a use for 640K, though?
Some memory intensive CGA graphics program?  :-)

Good Luck!

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Jimmy Liberato   ...!amdahl!drivax!liberato