Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!helios.ee.lbl.gov!pasteur!agate!eos!ames!mailrus!cwjcc!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!osu-cis!att!ihuxy!rnss From: rnss@ihuxy.ATT.COM (Ron Schreiner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: STonehenge PRESS RELEASE Keywords: STonehenge RAM Drive memory expansion Message-ID: <2682@ihuxy.ATT.COM> Date: 21 Oct 88 23:15:11 GMT Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois Lines: 80 If you don't believe press releases are appropreate on the net then stop reading now. October 21, 1988 Contact: Ron Schreiner (312) 520-8003 RONSAT Technologies Inc. 368 Lexington Drive. Buffalo Grove, IL. 60089 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE STonehenge Atari ST Memory Expansion Alternative. A solid state disk drive for the Atari ST is now available as a kit from RONSAT Technologies Inc. The STonehenge kit, based on an "Application Specific Integrated Circuit" (ASIC), emulates a hard disk by interfacing the ST's DMA port with a block of DRAM. The STonehenge advantages over internal memory expansion include; ability to utilize lower cost 200 nano second DRAM parts; memory expansion in 256KB increments (8 DRAMs/bank); does not depend on the ST's power supply; it's external, you don't take your ST apart; data is preserved even though a ST power cycle. When the kit is fully assembled it provides up to 2 meg of very fast external storage. If you need more that 2 meg, the DMA pass thru feature can be utilized to dasiy chain more kits or mechanical hard drives. Software developers will find that STonehenge's speed and after crash data integrity make it a very attractive place to keep their development tools. Animators will enjoy STonehenge's ability to sequence image files at animation rates. The STonehenge kit priced at $169.95 includes; a. STonehenge ASIC, b. Double sided PCB, c. 20MHZ crystal, d. DB-19 connector, e. Documentation, f. Software, g. PGA socket for the ASIC. The Documentation and Software can be ordered separately for $10.00 (refundable with future purchase). The builder of the kit must provide the DRAMs, a 5V 2A power supply, and a few miscellaneous components that are readily available from electronic suppliers. Additional support kits that provide all the components are also available. For more information or to order contact RONSAT Technologies Inc. Voice: (312) 520-8003 Modem: (312) 520-7812 Orders placed by modem receive a 5% discount. Dial-in (312) 520-7812, hit carriage return until "Login: " is the prompt, then enter "info". *** -- Ron Schreiner AT&T Bell Labs ...ihnp4!ihuxy!rnss