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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: rednova on February 01, 2012, 11:07:01 PM

Title: can a500 expand to 1 mb ram?
Post by: rednova on February 01, 2012, 11:07:01 PM

Dear Friends:

If I buy a used a500, and does not have the 1mb ram expansion,
Can I expand it myself ? and how hard would it be to expand, and how
much would it cost ? And where can i get the 1mb expansion ?
please help me !!!

Rednova

Title: Re: can a500 expand to 1 mb ram?
Post by: carvedeye on February 01, 2012, 11:24:38 PM

yes you can buy a 1mb expansion card from some where like amibay or ebay.

Title: Re: can a500 expand to 1 mb ram?
Post by: save2600 on February 01, 2012, 11:34:15 PM

I have on on eBay right now. BIN price of $24. Seller save2600 if the link below does not work.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Commodore-Amiga-500-A501-512kb-trapdoor-RAM-expansion-/300625050770?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item45fea63c92#ht

Title: Re: can a500 expand to 1 mb ram?
Post by: fitzsteve on February 01, 2012, 11:48:09 PM

You can buy one cheap from the UK:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COMMODORE-AMIGA-500-A501-512k-RAM-MEMORY-EXPANSION-UPGRADE-1MB-/180804788395?pt=UK_VintageComputing_RL&hash=item2a18ce20ab

They are so common here you can't even give them away!

Many eBay sellers will post abroad, and Airmail (small parcel) is cheap, less than £4 for an item that size :)

Steve.

Title: Re: can a500 expand to 1 mb ram?
Post by: orb85750 on February 03, 2012, 07:10:13 PM

Yes, it's a simple trap-door plug in -- trivial.  And it's necessary for many games.