Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!gatech!bloom-beacon!think!ames!ptsfa!ihnp4!alberta!calgary!stone From: stone@calgary.UUCP (Glen Stone) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: 16 Meg Ram Disk Message-ID: <1029@vaxb.calgary.UUCP> Date: Mon, 20-Jul-87 11:26:28 EDT Article-I.D.: vaxb.1029 Posted: Mon Jul 20 11:26:28 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 22-Jul-87 01:00:58 EDT References: <17680@cca.CCA.COM> <2394@alvin.mcnc.UUCP> <421@rocky.STANFORD.EDU> Organization: U. of Calgary, Calgary, Ab. Lines: 40 Summary: Soon Okay, this is a famous pre-release blurb. I'm currently developing an expandable ram disk for the ST (actually for SCSI machines). Right now development is concentrated on the ST SCSI. The ram disk will be a box that hooks into the hard drive port...yes yes, you can then plug your hard drives in. The ram disk will appear simply as a hard disk. I'm developing a chip that will handle all the logic for the Atari interface and controlling the memory. The whole concept of this thing is to be "CHEAP". Ideally, the ram disk will be a box to which you add your favorite dynamic memory chips, 256k, 1Meg, ???? I'm hoping to have the chip in the fab by the end of August, but one may apply Murphy's computer laws to that. When succesfull then what???? Options are: - sell the chip - sell a kit (chip,box,pcb) - sell a box with some memory ready to go I'm assuming all three may be wanted. As I no nothing about marketing, I'm in the process of convincing the Alberta Microelectronic Centre handle the project after the prototyping is completed. If the interested people would send them a letter saying that the would like this thing, it help out it in getting them going. The address: Attn: Dale Wlasitz Alberta Microelectronic Centre #200, 1620-29 Street N.W Calgary, Alberta T2N 4L7 Phone (403) 289-2043 There are probably questions, I'll let a few pile up and then answer.