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| Thread ID: 27202 | 2002-11-16 21:56:00 | Make your own RAM? | fergie (424) | Press F1 |
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| 99002 | 2002-11-16 21:56:00 | HI, I was just wondering... is it possible to make your own RAM? Is there a site, where you can order Boards, and chips, and put them together yourself? i no this may sound stupid - its just a thought i had. cheers |
fergie (424) | ||
| 99003 | 2002-11-16 22:02:00 | Not *really* possible. While it could be possible to import the chips, and even make the PC board, the cost would be HUGE, in comparison to the low cost of sticks today The components are SMD (Surface Mount Devices) which require specialised assembly equipment, anti-static rooms etc. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 99004 | 2002-11-16 22:04:00 | Ok, - thts all right. it was just one of those "ideas" you get sometimes, I didn't really think it would be possible..... but owell, thansk |
fergie (424) | ||
| 99005 | 2002-11-17 01:59:00 | I've done it . . . 2 boards . One has 8 kbytes, the other has 4 kbytes . They cost about $250 and $300 for the kits . There were a lot of soldered joints for the 40 or so sockets on the 4k board . The 8k used more modern 4kx1 chips and so it was a lot easier . That was about 1976 . These days, it's cheaper to buy them fully built up . :D |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 99006 | 2002-11-17 03:16:00 | Graham, I have achieved it by "bricklaying" (piggybacking the chips, with the 'select' line bent out and hard-wired. From 64k I took it up to 448k Cost hundreds....(1983) |
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