Re: [N8VEM-S100:2532] A new 16MB S100 Bus static RAM board

[Todd Goodman <t...@bonedaddy.net>]

I'm willing to coordinate a larger purchase and will take three of these
boards myself.

Todd

* monahanz <mon...@vitasoft.org> [140226 20:03]:
>  
> 
> Back over 2 years ago Andrew and I put together an S100 bus “4MB Static RAM 
> board” with IEE-696 8/16bit data carrying capacity.  This board has proven 
> to be very popular and very reliable.  Over 30 boards were already made and 
> distributed to users.  However in our quest to install 16 and 32 bit CPU’s 
> on the S100 bus, 4MG has started to look like a limitation.  The S100 bus 
> is capable of addressing up to 16MG. For this 4 of the above boards would 
> be needed.  
> 
> Over the past few years the price and availability of high speed static 
> RAM’s have changed dramatically.    It is now feasible to place 16MB of 
> high speed IEE-696 8/16 bit RAM on a single board.   A prototype of this 
> board is described here:-
> 
> http://s100computers.com/My%20System%20Pages/16M%20RAM%20Board/16MG%20RAM%20Board.htm
> 
> It’s unclear what the interest is in people obtaining a “commercial style” 
> bare board like this. I will definitely be getting 4 for myself. If you 
> absolutely need one sooner rather than later let Andrew know we can include 
> you in the early “first batch”.   Otherwise stay tuned for a later group 
> purchase by (hopefully) a group member that will organize a larger purchase 
> - at a lower price. If there is group member right now that could 
> coordinate a purchase all the better.
> 
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