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From: stevel@dartvax.UUCP (Steve Ligett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: RAM expansion in IBM portable
Message-ID: <5384@dartvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 2-Dec-86 09:55:46 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec  2 09:55:46 1986
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In article <840@ukecc.UUCP> sean@ukecc.UUCP (Sean Casey?) writes:
>
>I have an honest to goodness IBM portable with a rather
>paltry 256K in it.  I'd like to go to 512K by changing
>chips but I've heard that it isn't as easy in a portable
>as it is in a normal PC.  Has anybody expanded the RAM
>in a portable or know someone who has?  If it's going
>to be a real pain, I don't want to try it.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Keith Hatfull

The IBM Portable uses the same motherboard as the XT, and can be upgraded
to 640K on the motherboard in the same way.  (I can find those instructions
again if need be.)  The most work will be in finding the motherboard inside
the portable.

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     Steve Ligett  stevel@dartmouth.edu  or
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