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From: cth_co@tekno.chalmers.se (Christer Olsson. MedNet, G|teborgs Universitet)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Adding 8-bit wide RAM to an AT.
Message-ID: <12371@tekno.chalmers.se>
Date: 10 Sep 90 13:59:32 GMT
References: <1004@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au>
Organization: Chalmers Univ. of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
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In article <1004@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au>, U5533129@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (CARDIOLOGY, R.M.H.) writes:
 
> Can I use an XT memory expansion card, albeit with some sacrifice in
> performance, for this purpose?  Most of the cheaper cards available are
> for XT's.

Yes, but the 8-bit memory card runs _SLOW_. I've tested...

I recommend you to buy a real 16-bit memorycard. If possible, buy a card
with backfilling main memory from 512K to 640K and EMS or extended memory.
 
256K chips are cheaper than 64K and with 256K, you can backfill the
memory from 512K to 640K and get 128K for EMS.