[rescue] Dataram 64mb sbus ram expansion

Daniel Williams dwilliams at port8080.net
Thu Feb 13 23:13:13 EST 2025


I'm interested.  I got my IPX powered up with the new PSU PCB yesterday.
I'll have a look around and see if I have an interesting video card.  I
also might have some spare ram, but I'm not sure which type the Axil320
takes.

~Daniel

On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM William Barnett-Lewis via rescue <
rescue at sunhelp.org> wrote:

> On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM Henry Bent <henry.r.bent at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 at 22:17, William Barnett-Lewis via rescue <
> rescue at sunhelp.org> wrote:
> >> BUT the big surprise that I had forgotten I had was a Dataram 64mb
> >> sbus memory expansion (with the all important ribbon cable) from a
> >> long gone IPX.
> >
> >
> > I had never seen one of these before.  Apparently they're only for the
> SS2 and IPX, and require additional power from a special motherboard
> connector.
> >
> > What would happen if you put it in a different machine, and were able to
> externally supply the correct power?  Could this theoretically work in an
> SS1, or an IPC?
> >
> > -Henry
>
> No idea, I only used it in an IPX. It's an interesting thought
> experiment though!
>
> William
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