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From: randy@athena.mit.edu (Randall W Winchester)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: GEORAM 512 questions
Summary: GEORAM works only with GEOS
Keywords: GEORAM SCAM
Message-ID: <1990Feb22.170550.17036@athena.mit.edu>
Date: 22 Feb 90 17:05:50 GMT
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In article <7000031@pewter> rschofie@pewter.ucs.indiana.edu writes:
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>Has anyone seen the new GEOS REU called GEORAM 512 (I believe)? If so, can
>it be used for other things besides GEOS? 512K is more memory than the
>Commodore brand REU isn't it?
>                                          Robert Schofield

I saw a GEORAM last week.  It's a strange looking device.  Almost two
inches of the end of the board that plugs into the expansion port
sticks out of the end of the case, giving the unit a crude unfinished
look.

So far, GEORAM works only with GEOS.  It lacks the custom DMA
controller which would make it compatible with the Commodore line of
REUs.  The rumor mill has it that some third party developers might
consider developing software that will work with it, but I wouldn't
hold my breath.

The Commodore 1750 REU has 512K, and the 1764 can be upgraded from
256K to 512 K with the addition of another bank of 256K RAM chips.

I think Berkeley SoftWork's advertising is far from truthful.  The
"reviews" they quote in their GEORAM ad are general statements about
how well GEOS runs with the Commodore RAM expanders.

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