How much ram do I have NOW on my A600? - Please Help!

[KThunder]

amiware wrote:
what to do have more fast ram ?

for what is good to have more fast ram ?

there are expansions that plug in and give amigas fast ram they are rare for the 600. chip ram is shared with the chipset so the cpu doesnt have exclusive access so it is slow. fast ram is called that because it is not shared. most programs can use fast ram if you have it and run fast when it is in use.
fast fam is possibly one of the most important upgrades for an amiga

[KThunder]

guys he has 2 megs of chip ram (1.7 free or so)

he cant get any more regardless of how he adds it

yes chip probably more important than fast if you arent already maxed out already but he is.

he needs fast ram preferably on an accelerator but in the pcmcia slot if neccesary. i dont have a 600 never have probably never will so like probably like many of you i can discuss chip vs fast speed etc but what the guy needs is actual board names to add fast ram to his 600.

[KThunder]

ok acording to several sites ive checked the trapdoor is ONLY for chip ram. you have 2megs you cant use any more

the pcmcia slot is very slow for sram cards, very very slow so what you want is an accelerator card with ram. actually all the ones i saw have fast ram on them or a simm slot


several cards were made including:

the apollo 620 and 630 and the winner 630 from act

the e-matrix 630 and t-630 from M-tec

and the viper 630 from dce

all these require opening up the case and clipping the accelerator ontop of the 68000 smc on the motherboard

all of the trapdoor ram cards specifically state that they add up to 1mig of chip ram