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From: lharris@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Leonard Harris)
Date: Mon, 8-Feb-88 12:56:08 EST
Message-ID: <1988Feb8.125608.11512@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>
Organization: University of Toronto Computing Services
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Mega Compatible? - (ram boards for ataris)
References: <880205103031DE1.AVLQ@Mars.UCC.UMass.EDU> <1988Feb6.153724.3728@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu> <438@lakesys.UUCP>
Reply-To: lharris@gpu.utcs.UUCP (Leonard Harris)

In article <438@lakesys.UUCP> martin@lakesys.UUCP (Martin Wiedmeyer) writes:
>Does the datafree 2.5/4 meg RAM upgrade board require any solder connections?
>I'm looking for a plug in RAM upgrade.
>
>	Thamks,
>
>	Marty
>-- 
>|	Marty Wiedmeyer				                           |
>|       Lake Systems, Milwaukee, WI                                        |
>|       UUCP: {ihnp4,uwvax}!uwmcsd1!lakesys!martin                         |
>|	Disclaimer: I take the heat for my own (mis)statements.....        | 

The board from Datafree ha to be soldered in (only 17 points on a 
template).  This was done on purpose - If you spend $$$ on 4 megs
of memory you don't want to have to reseat a loose plug-in connector
every 6 months - believe me it happens.  The first version of Datafree's
board was a solderless plug-in board and no matter how a connector was
designed, it would eventually come loose - maybe thats why no major
manufacturer of sockets even makes a header for quad-pack sockets.
/Leonard