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From: phaedrus@flatline.UUCP (james hartman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m6809
Subject: 512K memory upgrades
Keywords: coco3, high chip prices, experimental
Message-ID: <1162@flatline.UUCP>
Date: 21 Jul 88 02:42:15 GMT
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Organization: a flat near the Montrose, Houston, Tx.
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Recently, I decided the time had come to do away with "ERROR 207" for
good.  Thus, I entered into the Chip Race and joined the teeming masses
in the attempt to find more memory.  I called a company (which shall,
for now, remain nameless) and got an answering service.  "Sure, we have
the 512K board, it'll only be (insert very low figure here)."  I said,
fine, send it to me.

Tonight, I receive a phone call.  "There's a two month back-order on those
boards.  Now, if you'd like, I can send you a new experimental board that
uses one-meg chips instead of 512K chips.  It should run cooler and use a
lot less power."  I said, fine, go ahead and send me one.  Now, the difference
in price between the two is not inconsiderable.  The immediate questions I have
are:

1)  Am I being taken?
2)  Can four one-meg chips be configured to be 512K in a CoCo 3?
3)  Is this a silly posting, and should I have known enough about hardware
    to not have to have posted it in the first place?  (No flamage, just
    honesty, thanks.)

Email me answers, and if necessary, I'll post a summary.  Thanks in advance.

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