[comp.sys.amiga] Amiga 2000 RAM expansion

L30CC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (10/27/88)

I have thirty-two 256K chips that I'd like to use in my Amiga 2000.  I can't
seem to find ANY resonably priced RAM cards out there that come unpopulated
with room for 2 megs that can be expanded 1 meg at a time.  Can anyone help
me?  If not, I'd consider selling the RAM chips to the highest bidder ;^).






 - krb -

tomb@hplsla.HP.COM (Tom Bruhns) (11/02/88)

>adapter and allows you to add up to 2 MB of 256K chips.  I found mine
>for about $239 (1 MB capable/0K; 2 MB capability will cost about
>another $85 or so) from InterComputing in Dallas, TX (800) 531 4747.
>
>			--M
>----------
Hope that $85 is a typo!  InterComputing charged me $39 for my StarboardII
upper deck, unpopulated.  BTW, I have lots of 256K ram chips if anyone
is interested ...

Tom Bruhns
tomb%hplsla@hplabs.hp.com

mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi) (11/04/88)

> *Excerpts from ext.nn.comp.sys.amiga: 1-Nov-88 Re: Amiga 2000 RAM expansion*
> *Tom Bruhns@hplsla.HP.COM (431)*
> >adapter and allows you to add up to 2 MB of 256K chips.  I found mine
> >for about $239 (1 MB capable/0K; 2 MB capability will cost about
> >another $85 or so) from InterComputing in Dallas, TX (800) 531 4747.
> >
> >                     --M
> >----------
> Hope that $85 is a typo!  InterComputing charged me $39 for my StarboardII
> upper deck, unpopulated.  BTW, I have lots of 256K ram chips if anyone
> is interested ...
I didn't check InterComputing's price on the upper deck -- I was making a
guesstimate based on the price of the other Starboard accessories.  I am
surprised to learn it is so inexpensive.

Actually, I just received my Starboard today, and was pleased to find out it had
512K of memory already installed for the $239 price I paid for it.  I wasn't
planning to upgrade my memory along with getting a hard drive, but then again
I'm not complaining.

WARNING to potential Starboard II owners -- I bought the Starboard expecting to
use the SCSI module only and not to put any memory in at first.  YOU CANNOT DO
THIS.  The Starboard II MUST have at least 512K in order to work, regardless of
what other accessories are connected.  I am pretty fortunate that my Starboard
came with 512K of memory already installed.

The Starboard does pass the bus, though, and passes the bus even if you have the
upper deck and an accessory card (like the Multifunction or SCSI daugherboards)
installed.  The Upper Deck attaches to the Starboard in the space above the
expansion connector, and the accessory boards install in the space below the
expansion connector.

How much do you want for your 256K RAM chips?  I have 16 empty sockets on my
Starboard...

                                --M

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