jwhitman@stl-06sima.army.mil (Jerry Whitman) (06/06/91)
I am about ready to add a RAM expansion board to my 2000HD and I need a few suggestions. My system is a vanilla stock 2000HD with the 40MB Rodime HD and the 2090A controller. The current plan is to buy a board populated with 4MB. There are several in the market which would seem to do OK, but I am looking for clues on which boards/configurations provide the best value and reliability, and of course, those which should be avoided like the plague. One mitigating factor is that somewhere down the line I may add a bridge- board if a 386 version comes along at a price I can afford. Upgrading to the ECS and WB 2.0 are also possibilities I must allow for. Any helpful hints, suggestions, warnings will be welcomed. Regards, Jerry Whitman - keeper of the FishXref and FishCon.
bmaple@isis.cs.du.edu (Bob Maple) (06/07/91)
> I am about ready to add a RAM expansion board to my 2000HD and I need a few > suggestions. > > My system is a vanilla stock 2000HD with the 40MB Rodime HD and the 2090A > controller. I don't know about the 2090A but I have a 2091.. doesn't your controler have room for RAM expansion? My 2091 allowed me to put 2 megs on and it works with everything.. -- ........................................................................... : Bob Maple, The Brazilian : "If Milli Vanilli fall in a forrest, does //: : bmaple@nyx.cs.du.edu : someone else make a sound?" _ // : ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::........................................\\//..:
davem@col.hp.com (Dave K. Martin) (06/07/91)
Just my $0.02 worth but I've used a Microbotics 8-up board for about 3 years with no problems. It has worked well with the 68000, 68010, 68030 cpu's I've used. I curently use a Mega-Midget Racer and a friend uses an 8-up with the Commodore 68030 board and a Commodore 2-meg memory board with no problems. The 8-up I've used has also worked just fine with two different brands of hard drive controllers, the 2088 bridgeboard and everything else that has found a home (temporary or permanent) in my A-2000. It has worked well in the 2, 4 and 6 meg configurations with most of the above also. I would assume that any correctly designed and built memory board for the Zorro bus will give you the same results. Just a satisfied Microbotics 8-up owner..(and general Amiga fanatic ;-) davem