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From: jtreworgy@eagle.wesleyan.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Spirit Tech inboard/warranties
Message-ID: <420@eagle.wesleyan.edu>
Date: 8 Aug 89 20:44:38 GMT
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> 
>       James,
> 	     It just so happens that I'm currently in the market to
>       buy a memory expansion board for my A1000 and I notice your
>       posting. Would you be so kind as to give me info, spec's priceing
>       etc ? I notice that your board was 1.5 Meg are the other
>       configurations ? Thanks in advance...
> 
> 					     John Daly
> 					     daly@hpdml93

(Email bounced)

It's completely internal, and has a battery backed clock. It is auto-configure, 
and has three 512k banks of chips (you can expand it in blocks of 512k for
those of us, like me, who are poor & can't afford 1.5 meg of chips at once). I
presently have 1 meg in mine. It's available for around $200 from discount
mail-order sort of places. That's how I got mine. (That is with no memory). It
uses 41256 drams (150 ns or faster)-- 16 per bank, 48 for full 1.5 meg. These
are now available for around $5 each (pick up a Computer Shopper magazine--
lots of chip suppliers advertise there). You can buy it with various amounts of
chips alread on it, but it's probably cheaper to buy them yourself separately.

Installation involves removing the 68000 chip, putting this thing in its place,
putting the chip back in on top of this, and connecting two jumpers. YOu don't
have to solder them but it's probably a good idea. Oh, you should also ground
several of the PAL chips on the kickstart daughterboard for peace of mind. (YOu
should do this anyway, whether or not you get memory expansion!) There are
complete instructions. If you are not very handy with the soldering iron I
would advise getting someone who likes to poke around in their computer to do
it for you (I'm no expert, but it wasn't difficult).

Anyway, if you want to talk to them:

Spirit Technology
220 West 2950 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84115
(801) 485-4233

good luck. It's really a first class piece of hardware, and their service can't
be beat.

-- 
James A. Treworgy               "You should have seen me with the poker man,
jtreworgy@eagle.wesleyan.edu     I had a honey and I bet a grand,
jtreworgy%eagle@WESLEYAN.BITNET  Just in the nick of time I looked at his hand"
Box 5033 Wesleyan Station                           -Paul McCartney
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