1Mx4 DRAMs (was Re: 8008 chips)

[Ethan Dicks]

On 12/15/08, Keith <keithvz at verizon.net> wrote:
> William Donzelli wrote:
> > > ...Why dont people collect i1103's ?
> >
> > They do. Some of the early RAM fetches HUGE money. Multiple hundreds
> > for some of the real raries.
>
>  Tell me about it.  I've been looking for 1Mx4-bit 20-pin DIP DRAMs for
> years.  The closest I've come is some 26/20-pin surface mount.

I have, too... I need 4 of them to upgrade my Rejuvenator in my Amiga
1000 from 1M of CHIP RAM to 2M of CHIP RAM (that and a "Fatter Agnus",
but those aren't as difficult to find as the RAM itself).

<http://amiga.resource.cx/manual/Rejuvenator_AgnusInstall.pdf>

It's never been critical, so I've never bothered, but with the Sprit
InBoard and the Starboard on the side (w/StarDrive SCSI interface), it
would be a nice boost.

Worst case, if I ever did start using my A1000 and really, really
wanted it, I suppose I could cobble a daughter card up that would plug
into the RAM bank on the Rejuvenator, but that's a lot of work for a
very optional upgrade.

-ethan


-ethan