Re: Mem expanders
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Re: Mem expanders
Jack the Klipper wrote in message <34F213EC.ABA2C101@online.no>...
>If you think about replying just to say something like "buy a laptop",
>don't reply at all. Those replies can be very annoying at some times. I
>have a calc and a pc. I use my calc at school and Pc at home. I don't
>need to buy a laptop. (Yet)
>Now then...
>I have heard a lot about these mem expanders, though they always seem to
>be out of "production" because someone is making a better version or
>there isn't drivers available to my calc (I have a 83), and I've heard
>that what they really do is add "portable memory" and not more user
>memory. Like taking a floppy disc along.
Thats it exactly
>Is this true?? And where can I get the plans on building the most recent
>one??
Dont know
>Can't you make a program (asm) that tricks the ROM/calc into beliving
>that the mem expander is internal mem??
Highly improbable
And is there a link port on the
>expander so you can have x-tra mem and still hook up to another calc/pc
>or maybe sharing the expander.
It's like a floppy so...It doesnt need to be hooked all the time
>
>If I suggested something that is nearly impossible, have in mind that i
>know almost nothing about electronics ;-)
>(Though I made a link cable extender, but it didn't work quite well on
>larger transfers. And it was only about 20cm.
Did you ground all 18-25 pins? It helps.
Still, my friends were
>impressed, but they can't even turn the axes on and off)
>Jack TK
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