Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!mcsun!hp4nl!alchemy!avgroeni From: avgroeni@cs.ruu.nl (Annius Groenink) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech Subject: Re: Hardware Project: RAM disk Message-ID: <1991Jun07.111606.21716@cs.ruu.nl> Date: 7 Jun 91 11:16:06 GMT References: <3563@sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au> Organization: Utrecht University, Dept. of Computer Science Lines: 19 In <3563@sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au> mbaker@ucs.adelaide.edu.au (Matthew Baker) writes: >> Necessary components of said RAM disk: >> >> * use of SIMMs >- SIPs would result in a slightly cheaper device. Use machine pin socket strip >instead of $IMM $ocket$ >> * support of at least 2 Mb in a minimum construction >> * support for different sized SIMMs (256K, 1Meg, 4Meg) I don't know how they've done it, but ATARI has a 26Meg extension for the TT. If that one's a (relatively :) cheap solution, it would be worth using the $IMM$. -- ________________________________________________________ Annius Groenink|undergraduate student Laan van Borgele 24|maths/computer science at the 7415 DJ Deventer|University of Utrecht, Holland.