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From: samt@pro-europa.cts.com (Sam Theis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: RamKeeper without the keeper
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Date: 20 Feb 90 10:56:34 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from SOMCYC@NUSVM.BITNET

Chaing Yao Chye writes:
 
>Is there a product in the market that allows two IIGS RAM cards to co-exist
>in one machine, like the RamKeeper, but without the battery back-up function?
>This is because as the programs are getting larger, and 1.25 MB is becoming
>more and more cramped. Of course, one can buy a bigger RAM card (e.g.
>GS-RAM Plus from Applied Engineering), but it would mean that the old
>1 MB RAM card would be wasted.  In any case, old 1 MB RAM cards do not
>fetch a high price second hand either.

>So, if such a product is available, the 1 MB RAM card would not be wasted,
>and there's no necessity to get another 1 MB for the new RAM card to get
>2.25 MB when the old one can be used.

>Any suggestions?
 
Have you priced memory for a "bigger RAM card" lately?  1 MB sells for
approximately $80 or less.  So that is what keeping your current memory card
is worth.  If you need more than 1.25 MB and 1.75 MB offered by a GS-RAM won't
be enough, then do yourself a BIG favor and byte the bullet now and get a
memory card that uses the 1Mx1 chips like the GS-RAM Plus.  All you will be
doning is throwing good money after bad if you try to stick with 256k
technology.  2.25 MB will soon not be enough and then what will you do?


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