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From: gdtltr@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Gary D Duzan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: MIO questions
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Date: 16 Aug 89 22:02:24 GMT
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Reply-To: gdtltr@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Gary D Duzan)
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In article <5812@tekigm2.MEN.TEK.COM> briann@tekigm2.MEN.TEK.COM.UUCP (Brian Nakata) writes:
=>I am considering buying an MIO from ICD.  The problem is that I want
=>the 1Mb version but they cost $470!  Too much by my standards.  The
=>256Kb version sells for $260 and is much more reasonable.  This raises
=>some questions on my part.  Can the 256Kb version be expanded to 1Mb by
=>adding memory chips or are the two versions entirely different?  Also,
=>to get around this problem entirely, is anyone interested in selling
=>their 1Mb version to me?
=>
=>Brian

   From what I have heard, the 256K and 1 Meg MIOs have different ROMs, making
them incompatable. I have heard of a way to upgrade it, but it requires the
ROMs from a 1 Meg MIO, which can only be legaly acquired from ICD. I have
heard rumors of an ICD upgrade policy, but can't confirm it.
   If you are planning on getting a Hard Drive, you could probably live with
the 256K model, and it would save you money. Not that the Meg version isn't
useful (the RAM is a lot faster that any drive), but if you are looking for
mass storage with a reasonable speed, a 256K with a HD should do.

   In reference to another response to the root message, I agree that it is a
bit silly to apply internal RAM upgrades such as the 1 Meg XE. The only real
use for that RAM at this time it RAMdisk, which gets zapped when you turn it
off. The MIO, however, is a good tool for hacking with. An MIO can do a world
of good for a BBS. I will (hopefully) be using mine for some software
development.
					Gary Duzan
					Time  Lord
				    Third Regeneration
				 Atari Enthusiast Extreme




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