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From: grr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: Convenient Kickstart
Message-ID: <391@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 11-Jun-86 20:45:55 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 11 20:45:55 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 14-Jun-86 06:52:02 EDT
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Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
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In article <858@hoptoad.uucp> farren@hoptoad.UUCP (Mike Farren) writes:
>
>  My two cents worth in the great "ROM or PROM or EEPROM or RAM" debate:
>keep the WCS like it is, but add an external connector (mini-phone jack
>or something like that) for battery back-up for the WCS RAM.  That way,
>you can, if you want to spend the bucks, get as good as ROM without ROM's
>inherent problems...
>
>Mike Farren hoptoad!farren, {hplabs, dual, lll-crg}!well!farren

Still a cost problem.  The WCS piggyback boards uses dynamic rams (ie DRAM)
that require regular refresh signals and use too much power for battery backup.

Static RAM's (or CHMOS DRAMS) would cost more than the existing arrangement.
It would make an interesting third-party option, but volume would be pretty low.

-- 
George Robbins - now working with,	uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|caip}!cbmvax!grr
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