Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Path: utzoo!utgpu!cunews!micor!taob
From: taob@micor.ocunix.on.ca (Brian Tao)
Subject: Re: Apple IIGS's Memory Limit
Organization: M.B. Cormier INC.
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 91 22:19:12 EDT
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stuckey@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Anthony J. Stuckey) writes:

> Except that I think you can aonly address 16 MB.  The GS does use 24 bit
> addressing, which gives a theoretical maximum of 16 MB.
> I would be real surprised if 16 MB proved to be exceedable.

    How about memory plugged into one of the seven "normal" slots?  Would 
GS/OS recognize that as a RAM disk?  For example, a card could be built 
which supports 1- and 4-meg SIMM's, but into a bus slot instead of the 
memory expansion slot.  With perhaps a GS/OS driver, it could be used as a 
large RAM disk.  Add a battery-backup option, and you can get 32 megs of 
fast, internal storage (for big $$$, obviously).  Wasn't Harris Labs going 
to do something like this?
