ScuzzBlog: Diaries January 2020
Entry 14th January 2019: Post 01: SupraRAM 2000 - Memory of the Amiga.
SupraRAM 2000 - Memory of the Amiga.
Just a quick note to clarify. A computer is only capable of using
its brain if it can recollect instructions. The purpose of the
computer is to work very like the human brain only quicker and
more efficient. And so when the plug is pulled or the switch is
flicked off then what happens to all those memories. Stored data
can be accessed from virtual memory like say a hard drive, but
still the computer needs to know what and how to do stuff. That
is where your instruction sets are cast in silicone and interpreted
through the ROM or 'Read Only Memory'. And so fixed instructions
that enable the computer to operate are stored inside chips on the
Amiga as ROM.
However, data may not be fixed and the flow of information to the
processing heart of the Amiga plus its custom chips needs to be
liquid and ever changing. So how does the Amiga interact and run
programs with varied and ever changing data... RAM or Random Access
Memory.
Glad we got that cleared up. So what does RAM mean to me. Well for
anyone using computers from the very early days it basically means
loads of money. RAM 'did' use to be of very limited capacity and
cost a fortune. For those using computer devices these days I guess
the implications of RAM as a limiting factor in what they do has
become almost irrelevant. I struggle now to fix a date in my mind
when RAM no longer became an issue. My guess is somewhere at the
turn of the century. Before that date it was a real problem both
in cost and size available.
So when you consider the SupraRAM 2000 card and reflect that it
supported 2,4,6 and 8MB RAM and then consider its size and cost ..
8MB RAM Board
with 2MB installed $499
with 4MB installed $845
with 6MB installed $1145
with 8MB installed $1395
I shall say no more .... other than the card below appears near empty.
SupraRAM - Memory of the Amiga.
Thanks for the memory
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