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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: MrZammler on January 21, 2006, 12:04:57 PM

Title: CDTV free memory
Post by: MrZammler on January 21, 2006, 12:04:57 PM

Does anyone know how much memory the cd-rom and extended stuff takes up in the cdtv?

I.e., having the cdrom driver, how much free mem is left if the machine is booted without ss?

Title: Re: CDTV free memory
Post by: BinoX on January 21, 2006, 02:15:04 PM

*Boots CDTV without accelerator etc enabled* it seems to take somewhere between 200 and 250k

Title: Re: CDTV free memory
Post by: MrZammler on January 21, 2006, 04:15:37 PM

Thanks BinoX.

Title: Re: CDTV free memory
Post by: Coolit on January 21, 2006, 09:58:26 PM

If you take the top cover off the CDTV there is a jumper just below the left hand air vent that you can remove to disable the CD drive and free up the memory used.

I remember adding a switch, passing the wire through the air vent to disable the drive to play formula 1 back in the day :-)

At the time I was so gutted after buying the CDTV then finding out It didn't play some 1mb games (aka F1) Luckely a mag revealed the jumper tip. I almost took it back to Dixon's because of this btw!  :-o