Date   : Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:33:31 +0100
From   : andrew.hancock@... (Andrew Hancock)
Subject: Anyone recognise these boxes on eBay?

Jules

Thanks for that. I may have a punt!

So I assume, it connects to a rom socket eventually in the beeb!

Andrew

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>Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Anyone recognise these boxes on eBay?
>
>Andrew Hancock wrote:
>> Anyone recognize these boxes on eBay?
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BBC-Micro-ROM-
>RAM_W0QQitemZ320134254931QQihZ011QQcateg
>> oryZ4193QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>>
>> Seems like a rom/ram sidewise board, but not seen one with a possible
1MHz
>> Bus attachment?
>
>Hey, that's spooky. Those are GCC RAMROM-15 boards like I just mentioned 30
>seconds ago in a reply to Neil :-) They're a bit useless unless you have
the
>interface board in the accompanying beeb.
>
>The units will take up to twelve ROMs, or up to four RAM ICs (and eleven
ROMs
>then). Apparently they'll co-exist with an Aries B20 board. The on-board
>battery will keep any RAM contents alive should the system lose power.
>
>I've got the manual in front of me, and I'm pretty sure I hung onto one of
the
>units + beeb-side comms board. The comms board is only four LS-logic chips
I
>think (plus CPU socket)... if needed I might be able to find mine and it's
>possible someone could bodge up a duplicate.
>
>> Or is it some sort of solid state ram disk?
>
>Both :-)
>
>Quite nifty boxes, but I've never come across them before except at NPL.
>
>
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