Interest Poll: Macintosh Portable RAM Cards

Interested?

  • Yes

    Votes: 18 90.0%
  • No

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Let me see the results without saying Yes or No

    Votes: 2 10.0%

  • Total voters
    20

Androda

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Sep 25, 2021
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I am in process of working on a 7 megabyte Macintosh Portable RAM Card. It works in my test Portable, and I've sent one off to be tested in a Backlit portable. For me it has booted System 6.0.8, passed the Snooper RAM test, and plays games like Tetris and Risk with no issues.

Why 7 megabytes and not 8, you ask? The price. An 8 megabyte card would cost a lot more, due to the dramatically higher cost of the RAM chipset involved. Only the non-backlit Portable can use the extra megabyte to begin with, and 8 megabytes total is hard enough to use on a Portable.

This poll is to register your interest in buying one of these 7 megabyte cards, with price estimated in the $55 to $65 range (plus shipping).
 

ScutBoy

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Sep 2, 2021
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If I didn't have the MacEffects card, I'd totally be in. If anyone is on the fence about this, you definitely want the extra RAM in your Portable!
 

techknight

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Dec 2, 2021
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I have his prototype which works perfectly fine:
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I didn't use the ROM slot /AS jumper, thats required to see more than 5MB of RAM:
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GMilner

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May 9, 2023
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I'm super interested too. After your awesome hybrid board resurrected my M5120, I'd love to pamper it :)
 
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