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From: sal1@ukc.ac.uk (S.A.Lockhart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
Subject: SUMMARY: 4Mb upgrades for A310
Message-ID: <4583@merlin.ukc.ac.uk>
Date: 17 Jun 91 13:17:51 GMT
Organization: Computing Lab, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK.
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Thank you to all of you who responded to my news posting about 4Mb upgrades
to an A310. Here is a summary of the replies I recieved by mail:

From: Jason O'Broin <J.P.O'Broin@durham.ac.uk>

 This is what I have - IFEL - when I bought it I think it cost 350 (inc VAT)
 which included a MEMC1a - this was the DIY version, so I asked the Physics
 Technician here at Durham to fit it for me. He reported no problems -  
 although it requires a bit of soldering expertise... I have had no problem
 what so ever with it since (touch wood) - however, I understand that the
 design has changed since... but I would recommend it.

From:     "L.R.Gordon" <lrg@ukc.ac.uk>

 I have the IFEL upgrade fitted to my A310, which I fitted myself. It took
 ages to come, but has excellent instructions, and is moderately easy (if
 time consuming) to fit.

From: truemanc@project4.computer-science.manchester.ac.uk

 I ordered the IFEL board in the second week of April and got it in third
 week of May - they said that would be the delay before I purchased it.

 As for the board itself; I haven't actually installed it but from other
 owner's comments it is pretty straight forward - just think before you
 rip out anything.

From: Michael Seifert <seifert@freja.diku.dk>

 I saw one for 199 GBP - all I remember is that it was a small add in the
 back pages of BAU latest issue (June). It both gave 4Mb and also room
 for larger ROMs when new RISC-OS arrives.

From these responses, I think I will probably go for the upgrade from
Simtec, if I can find more details about it. As a second choice, I would
probably go for the IFEL upgrade. I will also be very wary about upgrading
the machine myself.

Thanks once again.
--
Simon Lockhart, Rutherford College, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK
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