Nonvolatile RAM on single board computers

From: SHAUN RIPLEY <vax3900_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Wed May 19 12:52:47 2004

It is a multibus 8086 SBC.
<http://www.geocities.com/mscpscsi/MultiBus.html>

vax, 3900


--- "Dwight K. Elvey" <dwight.elvey_at_amd.com> wrote:
> Hi
> I usually make copies on two diferent media. I make
> a copy on another similar device and also a 3.5
> floppy.
> I keep these with the unit.
> Have you played with the SBC any? What kind is it?
> These are always interesting to collect because of
> the
> chalenges of locating software and documentation for
> them.
> I've been known to connect up a switch panel to a
> uP
> socket and use this to determine the addresses of
> ports
> and memory. I did this on a 80C186 machine and
> implemented
> a Forth on it so that I could play with it.
> Development boards are also fun to play with. I
> have
> a few of these.
> Later
> Dwight
>
>
> >From: "SHAUN RIPLEY" <vax3900_at_yahoo.com>
> >
> >I have a SBC with nonvolatile RAM on it. There are
> >DRAM and EPROM too. I guess the nonvolatile RAM
> might
> >be used to hold some important parameters while
> EPROM
> >is used to hold program.
> >
> >Since nonvolatile RAM has limited life, I wonder
> how
> >you guys deal with nonvolatile RAM in your old
> >computers. Reading out the content with a EPROM
> >programmer is a solution that jumps into my mind.
> >"Burn" a new nonvolatile RAM and wait for another
> 10
> >years? It seems a boring work...
> >
> >vax, 3900
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>



        
                
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