#3000 RAM
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Dale:
>>"I don't think the ZIPs are even being manufactured anymore…"
Oh, great. That means if I want more memory in my A3000, I had better get
the chips while they're still out there, along with the Buster chip….
Well it looks like I'll be shelling out another $200 to get up to 8 Meg
fast mem. Can an Emplant work comfortably with that amount of memory (10
Meg total)?
— Dave
A Mac wants more memory than an Amiga…
There is always DKB's 3128. You can add Zorro-III memory in up to 4 SIMMs
of 1(?), 4, 8 and 16 and 32 MB. While that'd mean a $200 (or whatever
board), you'd then have more standard memory. Depending on how quickly
you might move that RAM somewhere else or what you'd like your maximum RAM
capacity to be, that might be important to you.
In another five years you'll probably not want those SIMMs as badly, at
least not for moving them to a new machine. They might still be used, but
they might not. New (to the PC world) interleaved memory architechtures
to make slower RAM chips be used with fewer waitstates (since the capacity
of RAM doubles while the speed only increases 10%) might end up using a
different standard RAM module.
Dale L. Larson Intangible Assets Manufacturing (info@iam.com)
"That's the best part about being crazy. You see things no one else can see."
Dale:
Hmmm… I probably won't be getting another computer unless the trusty
3000 dies for some reason, and can't be fixed <g>, so moving the memory to
another computer isn't really important for me. I will look into the
pricing for the dkb board.
As far as capacity goes, the 16MB capacity on the A3000 is more than
enough, I'm sure, albeit expensive to fill.
BTW, the UPS man just came to the door, and delivered the OS 3.1 upgrade.
Looking at the intallation sheet, it appears I have to go through the same
rigamorole of taking apart the daughterboard and equipment platform and
power supply as I would installing RAM chips, so perhaps both will be done
at the same time….. and I'll wait on the SyQuest/HD option.
Can't I just upgrade my computer for free? <g>
— Dave
Dave,
a recommendation. Do one at a time and verify that whatever you did
works! Multiple changes have an annoying habit of returning to haunt the
technician.
The Four Seasons of Southern California:
Fire, Flood, Earthquake, and Riot.
>Multiple changes have an annoying habit of returning to haunt the technician.
I..I, just don't know what happened. Everything was just going fine and then,
"Poof!" Somehow, the Agnus chip started to transform into this creature! It
grew tentacles and grabbed me in its death grip! I screamed "Arrrrgggh!" And
then all went black…
;-}
John,
I _WARNED_ you ;-).
The Four Seasons of Southern California:
Fire, Flood, Earthquake, and Riot.
Brian,
Regaining conciousness, I felt my body had changed somewhat. I tried to move,
but my limbs wouldn't respond! Damn, I should have listened to Bartlett. He
was right about Agnus. He said, "If it aint' broke, don't go in reseating
every DIP in the system! Just making it tough for yourself!"
Regards,
John Chang
John,
is this supposed to have some special meaning? If so, I miss it. Then
again, I had history turned off. One of the prime recommendations I make
to anyone that has a problem with their Amiga is to reseat the chips.
Perhaps I missed a step somewhere in the message to which you are
responding. If so, I haven't any idea what it was, as I stated above, my
history function was turned off at the time.
If I have committed some serious error, please enlighten me as to what
it was. True, I do have the philosophy of "If it ain't broke, don't fix
it", and indeed, it was the motto of my electronics shop (the best in the
Western Pacific Fleet according to CINCPACFLT). We were farmed out to fix
the problems on other ships if we were in port.
Again, where was my error? Please!
The Four Seasons of Southern California:
Fire, Flood, Earthquake, and Riot.
Brian,
Don't worry about it. I was just having a little too much fun. ;-} I thought
I could start a fictional horror story and someone else would add to it.. and
so on.
Regards,
John Chang
Jeesh, John, looks like the vacation's mellowing effects have worn off …
DJ
On AP from Queens, the rotten core of the Big Apple
DJ,
Garcia also mentioned that I should never have mucked around with the chips. I
remember one morning when we were discussing the fate of the corpse, he said,
"Stop torturing yourself. Its not your fault! You had no idea it was going to
work that way. You're hand just.. slipped." I cried, "I know that DJ! But
you should have seen the lights! They were on and then they just flickered
out!"
Regards,
John Chang
Ahhh, there are so many what-if-I-hadn'ts in life! Most of mine have to
do with my car and other cars or cops … I also remember one with a
remote control transmitter, a screwdriver and two 67.5 volt batteries in
series. OK, I'll admit there were tubes in the transmitter, but I was
VERY young at the time, really.
DJ
On AP from Queens, the rotten core of the Big Apple
DJ,
Really? Do tell us more. Anything to do with the FCC?
Regards,
John Chang
Naah, I stayed clear of those guys. I tried to stay clear of the IRS too,
but slopiness in my first couple of returns (I used to live in Puerto
Rico) got me into trouble – nothing a few thou couldn't fix though.
DJ
On AP from Queens, the rotten core of the Big Apple
ZIP chips are used in a number of video and co-processor boards, I would be
amazed if they were not still being produced.
Regards,
Norm
The question isn't whether ZIP is an entirely unused format — it is
whether system memory is still using ZIP. If not, you are unlikely to be
able to get end-user quantities at a reasonable price (which you can't).
Dale L. Larson Intangible Assets Manufacturing (info@iam.com)
"That's the best part about being crazy. You see things no one else can see."
Norm:
That's good news. I have other things going on besides the computer at the
moment, so I think I will wait to add the RAM, as it is not needed right
now (I have NEVER gotten a "Not Enough Memory" requester on the A3000),
but I will need more when/if I get an Emplant board. Thanks.
— Dave
Dave, not only are they getting scarce and expensive, they're a pain in
the butt to install – those skinny little legs have a tendency to bend for
me in the wrong direction – those sockets are not exactly zero-force
types. If you're seriously considering upgrading, you may want to get a
memory board with SIMMS instead, or even better an accelerator with
on-board memory and SCSI-2 <g>.
DJ
On AP from Queens, the rotten core of the Big Apple