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bridgeboard RAM

    04-Nov-90 11:54:56
Sb: #5254-bridgeboard RAM
Fm: Alan Russell 75140,1132
To: Wayne Cole 76370,621
I assume that you have a 2286 BB, other wise 16 bit (edge card) products won't work.. If you need a couple meg of ram, Intel and AST both make very good and very compatiable cards.. As a matter of fact I have an Intel Above Board Plus (it is 16 bit but it will work in an 8 bit also!) with 2 meg of ram for sale.. The card does Extended memory and Expanded memory, and supports the EMS/LIM Spec 4.0… If U are interested drop a note… Buy a cheap vga card, 8 or 16 is not going to make a great diffrence unless you are expanding your BB to a 386. Just make sure what ever you buy is compatiable.. Swan technologies has a who line of cards that are pretty darn good. They start at $119 for a 8 bit VGA card with 256k of ram, and they go up from there. (800-468-9044).. If you shop around you should find a VGA card for under $110… 16 BIT Hardcards are VERY expensive… You might be better off going external or using a Amiga partition.. Some people are taking the interal 5 1/4 floppy (BB) and putting it external ( in a little case with a ribbon cable). That why you can put a regular old (cheap) 5 1/4 inch AT hard disc.. If you got any PC questions.. Feel free to drop me a line (I am a IBM PC Technican by Trade).. –Alan