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- From: leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Leonard Erickson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy
- Subject: Re: Upgrade path for Tandy 1000TX?
- Keywords: tandy, memory, computers, nerds
- Message-ID: <1992Aug30.063740.7525@qiclab.scn.rain.com>
- Date: 30 Aug 92 06:37:40 GMT
- References: <fraserdt.714719845@unixg.ubc.ca>
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- Organization: SCN Research/Qic Laboratories of Tigard, Oregon.
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- fraserdt@unixg.ubc.ca (David T.S. Fraser) writes:
-
- >Howdy! [This is my first post, so bear with me.]
-
- >I haven't seen a FAQ for this group, despite the fact that I've been reading
- >for ages. Hopefully, someone can tell me what to do.
-
- >I want to expand the amount of memory on my bare-bones 1000TX (only 640k
- >at this point). I've looked through PCM mag, going back a few months, and
- >I haven't heard anything about what kinds of memory I can install. The
- >ads in said magazine just said they were on expansion boards, but seemed to
- >be much more expensive per meg than memory advertised in other magazines.
-
- >If I want to break the 640 limit, must I buy Tandy-specific memory, or can I
- >opt for generic SIMMS, etc?
-
- You *cannot* break the 640k limit on *any* Tandy 1000. They are XT-class
- machines. Even the ones with a 286 CPU. The bus is only 8-bits, so
- *extended* RAM (ram above the 1 meg mark) is impossible.
-
- You can get an expanded RAM board, but I hear that only *one* company
- makes EMS boards that fit the 3/4 length cases on the Tandy.
- --
- Leonard Erickson leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com
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