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Re: CD32 memory expension only ?

#1081
From: Robin Hood
Date: Mon, 01 Apr 1996 08:34
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astroboy@netspace.net.au (Paul Dossett) wrote:
>
> Robin Hood (bx@dl.ac.uk) said:
> >I was wondering if the SX32 designer can release a mem. expension
> >ONLY card for CD32.
> 
> >It seems the main benifit of SX32 is the Fast mem expension.  I
> >believe most CD32ers mainly use CD32 for playing games,
> >demos, mods, viewing graphics.  this is the real value of
> >the great CD32.  So extra Fast ram is essential and enough.
> 
> But then how could you put in a hard drive?  ;)
> 

If CD32 is mainly used as play-back,  HD is not very necessary since
You have CD-ROM. as far as I am concerned, The most annoying thing
of CD32 is its shortage of RAM.  a lot of demos, games, large size
modules, graphics can not be run just because of not enough RAM. 

A bare simm expension board should be a simple, very budget upgrade.
for most CD32ers



 
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Subject: Re: CD32 memory expension only ?
Date: 1 Apr 1996 08:34:40 GMT
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