Paul Westphal Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Does anyone know that guy who used to make the 320 ram upgrade that plugged into the parallel port on he XE's? I'm looking for one for my 600xl build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 (edited) Ram 320XL from CTIRAD - not sure if he makes these anymore. I got one a couple of years ago. Ultimate 1 Meg can be another option, although you need to do the chip upgrade to 64K first. http://lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=67 53 Euro - probably not a whole lot more expensive anyway, and has a whole bunch more built in and doesn't occupy the PBI port. Edited June 2, 2014 by Rybags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Westphal Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 One Meg is unnessassary. I have heard bad things about the 64k modules and they are too expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 The 64K upgrade on a 600XL costs next to nothing and takes 20 minutes. The chips can be had from arcade suppliers, total probably under 5 bucks. 1 Meg might be "unnecessary" but all up it's easily the best value for money, plus is minimal in required modifications compared to most other >64K upgrades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC-42 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 One Meg is unnessassary. I have heard bad things about the 64k modules and they are too expensive. The 64K upgrade on a 600XL costs next to nothing and takes 20 minutes. Paul, are you referring to the 1064 RAM module that plugs into the PBI? If I can resurrect the 600XL I picked up, I'm going Rybags's route and just replacing the RAM internally. The 64kb upgrade looks like something even I can accomplish, and the cost is fractional as compared to the 1064. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC-42 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 1 Meg might be "unnecessary" but all up it's easily the best value for money, plus is minimal in required modifications compared to most other >64K upgrades. Here's a question, by the way. Apart from having an enormous RAM disk, what is the utility of any upgrades beyond, say, 128k? This is stuff that, like the work I'm trying to do bringing my 600XL back to life, I've read about and understand the theoretical basis for, but I really don't know anything about in practical terms. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Here's a question, by the way. Apart from having an enormous RAM disk, what is the utility of any upgrades beyond, say, 128k? This is stuff that, like the work I'm trying to do bringing my 600XL back to life, I've read about and understand the theoretical basis for, but I really don't know anything about in practical terms. Any ideas? I agree there is not a lot of utility in huge ramdisks. It is useful (sometimes) to have enough expanded ram to copy single and double-density disks. 256K or 320K is plenty for most uses. The Ram320 XL is a really neat device, and (was) quite inexpensive. How easy! Plug and play with no extra boards and cables running around in your XL/XE. Would have been great to have the PBI pass-thru, but still really useful. Bet Ctirad could sell another bunch if he made another run. One of my favorite combinations is an Internal MyIDE + the Ram320 XL. The recent MyIDE releases are very fast and you always have the option of using the stock XL/XE OS using the "fail safe" OS or flashing the MyIDE portion with something else if you need Omnimon, etc. for instance. -Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkerfoot Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Resurrecting an old post. I have a ctirad RAM320-XL with case and pigtail. $50 shipped within the US.-Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Resurrecting an old post. I have a ctirad RAM320-XL with case and pigtail. $50 shipped within the US. -Doug AFAIK the RAM320XL will not work on a 600 unless it has been upgraded to 64K internally. Did you by chance try that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Resurrecting an old post. I have a ctirad RAM320-XL with case and pigtail. $50 shipped within the US. -Doug I love fixing this stuff I'll take it.. pm sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Damn it. Missed it by *that much*! If The Doctor changes his mind, I will buy the 320MXL module in a heartbeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 (edited) Nope I didn't get it either, like most things it's going over the big pond (Atlantic Ocean)... I'm not fast enough, I think people have scripts that react to certain letting it go selling $ type filters... Edited November 14, 2017 by _The Doctor__ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Too bad for both of us then. It seems like maybe this is a project that could really warrant another production run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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