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Old 02-22-2009, 01:01 PM   #1
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what ram do i need to get to expand my amiga 1200 from stock. And how would i fit it thankyou


p.s sorry about all these posts im still new to the amiga but slowly im getting there
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Old 02-22-2009, 01:10 PM   #2
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Default Re: ram for amiga 1200
I asked that same question recently, and the best answer I got was to get an accelerator, but you have to find one of them used.
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Old 02-22-2009, 01:16 PM   #3
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You can either get an accelerator+memory OR just a memory expansion card. They install in the trap door located under your Amiga. An accelerator will cost you more $ but probably a better investment long-term, if your just going to play retro-games, WHD, etc. you can get by fine with just a ram expansion.

Your pretty much stuck with the used market (ebay, forums, etc.), as there is nothing currently in production... Google "Amiga hardware database" and you can find some good write ups on the various models. Some are more PCMCIA friendly then others.

I may be selling my DKB1202 w/ 4MB of ram if I can get my accelerator back to life. Private message me if interested.

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Old 02-22-2009, 02:47 PM   #4
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yeah i guessed it would be in the trapdoor, in the expansion, but ram chips dont fit in there so im guessing you need a board or something? so what would i search for? thanks
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Old 02-22-2009, 03:17 PM   #5
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I would suggest you look at the link given above :roll:

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Old 02-22-2009, 03:48 PM   #6
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Trapdoor RAM
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120382479338

PCMCIA RAM
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130289532173
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Old 02-23-2009, 12:04 AM   #7
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thanks guys. i dont want pcmia because i have a wireless card in there (thats whats chewing up my ram) keep getting the error (volume ram disk is full) but sometimes it isnt i dont know lol. whats the average prices on these ram expansions? thanks
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Old 02-23-2009, 02:12 PM   #8
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Get an accelerator. It will cost more, but is well worth the extra money. Most good 68030 accelerators will allow adding 128Mb of RAM. What accelerator you use depends on what software you run. If you really want to try to use the A1200 on line, you'll need at least an '040, and an '060 would be much better. For games and such an '030 is fine.
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Old 02-23-2009, 02:22 PM   #9
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are you saying that an 020 is with say 8mb of ram is not enough to get online just for web browseing and downloading(just games no massive files) id prefer not to shell out like £150 on an accelorator
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For simple file transfers it will do but don't expect to do FaceBook on your Amiga.

Browsing will probably the hardest thing to do on a 020 with 8Mb but FTP and simple websites might be doable.
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Old 02-23-2009, 02:40 PM   #11
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are you saying that an 020 is with say 8mb of ram is not enough to get online just for web browseing and downloading(just games no massive files) id prefer not to shell out like £150 on an accelorator
I was messing around with a '030 50Mhz w/ 16MB of ram, AWeb was barely usable. If you went back in time to 1995 it would probably be fantastic and impressive as hell. But now websites contain more images and junk then content... Now a "simple" page might be a few hundred KB to over a megabyte.

If you turn off images and do text only the performance wasn't bad. But most websites these days aren't text friendly.

FTP, telnet, etc. was excellent but web "surfing" was pretty limited.
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are you saying that an 020 with say 8mb of ram is not enough to get online just for web browseing and downloading(just games no massive files)
You'd be mad / masochistic to want to try either of those more than once.

Web-browse / download on your PC/Mac and transfer files to the Amiga using LAN or CF card.

All you really need RAM for is pre-loading WHDload games and 4Mbytes FAST RAM (remember you cannot use the full 8Mbytes as it conflicts with the PCMCIA interface) is good enough for most things.

If you want more than 4Mbytes + PCMCIA you'll have to get an 030+ accelerator.
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Old 02-24-2009, 01:15 AM   #13
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whats the cheapest ill get one for? im really new to this and if i search for accelerator on ebay my choices are limited thanks
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Old 02-24-2009, 01:38 AM   #14
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8 Meg RAM expansion... £20-40

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120373322338
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310123823167
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250366979272

030 Accelerator £40-120

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300295880683
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310124620989
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130285906346
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280312705999
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Old 02-24-2009, 11:45 AM   #15
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wow thanks man for going through that trouble to find me those

shame theyve all ended i wouldnt mind paying like £40 for one
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