4M expanded memory cards

From: TeoZ <teoz_at_neo.rr.com>
Date: Thu Mar 20 09:56:00 2003

I remeber some brand of memory addon cards were prised back in the 286 era,
Intel Aboveboard comes to mind.

I am looking at an add for one of those suckers in PC Sources, Jan 1991.
2mb to 16mb (using 30 pin simms) Error Detection and correction LIM-EMS 44.0
compatible $395 for 4mb


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ethan Dicks" <erd_6502_at_yahoo.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: 4M expanded memory cards


> --- TeoZ <teoz_at_neo.rr.com> wrote:
> > I dont think they would work in an Amiga/Atari. Im sure somebody with a
> > AT/286 would want one for the heck of it.
>
> They would work on an Amiga with my GG2 Bus+ and a (user written) driver.
> The card maps ISA memory and I/O space into a 1MB AUTOCONFIG space.
>
> It would be cretinously slow.
>
> -ethan
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jeffrey S. Worley" <Technoid_at_30below.com>
> > To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 10:24 AM
> > Subject: RE: 4M expanded memory cards
> >
> >
> > > I wouldn't toss them quite yet. There might be another use for them.
> > > I am imagining hanging one off the isa bus of an Atari or Amiga. :-)
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