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From: kaires@hubcap.UUCP (Robert G Kaires)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: expanded memory boards
Keywords: expanded memory, extended memory, memory, RAMPAGE (tm)
Message-ID: <1890@hubcap.UUCP>
Date: 11 Jun 88 13:40:47 GMT
Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC
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I am interested in "expanding" my AT clone with more memory.  I would
like to run print spoolers, tsr programs, programs which use ems (such
as SIDEKICK PLUS (tm) ).  In addition, I would like to run bigger
matrices in my fortran programs (640K doesn't last long).  The question:
should I buy a "generic" ems 4.0 board with 0K and populate it myself or
should I buy something like a RAMPAGE 286 (tm) (from AST)?  A generic
board cost about $100 and the RAMPAGE cost about $339 (from PC
Connection).  Any comments, suggestions, experiences are welcome.

Observations: a RAMPAGE with 512K for about $339 cost about the same
as a generic board with 0K plus ~ $200 for 512K!  The RAMPAGE however
comes with DESKVIEW (tm) (or at least it used to) making it the better
bargain!  I don't know, however, if the AST RAMPAGE truely supports ems
4.0 or if eems (which RAMPAGE **does** support) is adequate, or what the
difference really is.

Please only respond is you know what you are talking about.  I've seen a
lot of controversy about this subject in the past.

Bob Kaires