PCMCIA RAM cards.. Where to find?

[Brian]

I'd sugest an Apollo620 or 630. You'll get a bit more speed, real 32bit FastRAM standard simms can be used (PCMCIA RAM = 16bit), you keep the PCMCIA port free for a netcard.

Though the cards are few and often quite expencive so... the more powerfull, expandable (and to some extent cheaper) A1200 might be an option if your desk support it. :-)

[Brian]

On the Apollo620 there's a jumper for 68000 or 68020 and for Expansion RAM on/off... I think they could be whired up to a switch and safely switched when the power is OFF.

But if you're running out of memory on the A600 (yah like that is hard to do) first get yourself an extra 1MB Chipmem card and stick in the slot underneath the computer.

I had an A600/2MB Chip/40MB HD for a long time and installing games on it wasn't a problem. Now I have an A600/2MB CHIP/1GB HD/KickSwitch and I have an Apollo620 card that I'm trying to get to work with it.

About cards jumping of the CPU it's quite easily fixed with glue. :-D

[Brian]

Perhaps a Gluegun is the option.. at least that's what I've intended to use. It'll keep stuff in place quite nicely but if it's too hot it'll start to lose it's gripp some.

Result being that if you want it off you can heat it up and less force is neede to remove it, drawback is that you need to let a hot machine cool off for a few minutes so the glue stiffens before you can "toss it around freely" (less movement than traveling in a backpack won't be a problem though, the glue is still sticky enough to keep stuff in place when when it's soft).