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From: med@druky.UUCP (DrapalME)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari16
Subject: The 68ohm Resistor Debate - Round 2
Message-ID: <167@druky.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 2-Jul-86 13:48:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul  2 13:48:00 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 5-Jul-86 05:51:46 EDT
Organization: AT&T Information Systems Labs, Denver, Co
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	I recently discovered a small piece of trivia regarding the 68ohm
resistor debate and the 1 meg upgrade of the 520ST.  Recently, I
purchased a 520ST for a relative, and decided to do the upgrade to it
as well (I have an older 520ST and have already upgraded it).  Imagine
my surprise when I opened up the new 520ST and discovered that the kind
folks at Atari had "hacked" in the 68ohm resistors into the existing
memory!  And when I say "hacked", I mean that they cut traces and soldered
the resistors directly to the ram chips.

	Now, I really don't know what this all means, except that Atari may
have concluded that the resistors are useful.  I *don't* think that it means
that those of you that have un-modified 520's should open them up and put
them in, but I do think that this indicates that if you are considering
doing the upgrade, you should spend the extra $.59 and buy 6-68 ohm resistors.

						Myron Drapal
						AT&T Information Systems
						Denver, Co.
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