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From: daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A happy memory expansion story
Message-ID: <2198@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 10-Aug-87 18:24:22 EDT
Article-I.D.: cbmvax.2198
Posted: Mon Aug 10 18:24:22 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 12-Aug-87 01:34:22 EDT
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Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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in article <167@cc5.bbn.com.BBN.COM>, denbeste@cc5.bbn.com.BBN.COM (Steven Den Beste) says:

> The only warning I would make is: Both the Insider and the Amiga are loaded
> with CMOS. Do the installation on a humid day, and touch something grounded
> just before you touch either of them.
> 
> Oddly enough, the 68000 itself is NMOS, and isn't very sensitive - this is a
> good thing, because you have to pull this chip for the installation.

If the Insider uses lots of CMOS, that's good.  At least it'll be putting 
less of a DC load on the expansion bus, though you should know that anything
that's fit inside on the main (68000-local) bus in combination with any
external expansion device will very likely exceed the specified bus loading.
Just a note of caution I though I'd pass along.

Also, the Amiga isn't filled with CMOS; the big chips and DRAM are NMOS,
the little chips are mainly Bipolar TTL.  That's why folks don't carry
around Amigas strapped to battery packs unless they first study body 
building for a year or two to carry that car battery they'll need....

>      Steven C. Den Beste
>      Bolt Beranek & Newman, Cambridge MA

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