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From: cs4344af@evax.arl.utexas.edu (Fuzzy Fox)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Memory expansion
Message-ID: <1990Dec4.212055.11047@evax.arl.utexas.edu>
Date: 4 Dec 90 21:20:55 GMT
References: <90338.130451EAO102@psuvm.psu.edu>
Organization: Computer Science Engineering Univ. of Texas at Arlington
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In article <90338.130451EAO102@psuvm.psu.edu> EAO102@psuvm.psu.edu (Ernie Oporto) writes:
>  [Which is better, GeoRAM ($125) or 1750 ($200)??

That depends on what you want to use the RAM for.  If you buy GeoRAM,
the ONLY program that will utilize the extra memory is GEOS.  At this
time, I know of no other program to take advantage of the RAM.

However, the 1750 is a standard RAM device that works on the 64 or 128
(not just the 128 as posted previously).  For the C64 you will have to
buy a beefed-up power supply ($30-$40).  The GeoRAM requires no such
extra power supply.

Many software programs can take advantage of the 1750, including games,
productivity software, and others.  And of course, GEOS will use the
extra RAM, just like GeoRAM, but the 1750 will cause GEOS to increase in
speed in many cases.

By far the better buy is the 1750.  The only question is, can you afford
it, and do you plan to use your RAM only for GEOS?  If the answers are
"no" and "yes," then the GeoRAM is a good idea.