4MB SRAM PCMCIA cards?

[som99]

Well as I had a thread a while back I talked about my 2MB SRAM card I bought, I have now toyed a bit with it and alot of WHDLoad games on many disks do not start with 2MB chip and 2MB fast. (im using a Amiga 600)

So I put my CF card in my x86 PC and loaded it in winUAE as a harddrive and saw that if I just put SRAM up to 4MB most games works flawlessly!

So my question is if there is any place to get a hold of a 4MB SRAM PCMCIA card?

If im not wrong there are 6MB cards also?

Anyone know a dealer who ships worldwide or in Europe?

As I do not know prices of them im willing to pay about 60-80€ (85-115USD) for a 4-6MB card.

Thanks in advance. //som99

[tone007]

Did any of the games that wouldn't work on the 600 with 2MB+2MB of RAM work on the PC set up with a 2MB+2MB configuration?

[Cammy]

I have the same setup on my A600 with 2MB Chip and 2MB SRAM but once I turned off the PRELOAD option for the WHDLoad games, most of them ran fine after that.

[som99]

Did any of the games that wouldn't work on the 600 with 2MB+2MB of RAM work on the PC set up with a 2MB+2MB configuration?

Nope they did not run on a PC setup with 2MB+2MB either, but when I added 2MB more Fastram most games worked, tho a rare few needed 6-8MB FastRam.

Arabian Nights refuse to work even tho it's only a 2 disk game with less then 2+4, also Monkey Island 2 only runs at 2+4, Most Alien Breed games do not run with less then 2+4 also

I'ts a pain not beeing able to play Monkey island 2 :/

Thanks for your reply BTW

Does anyone know where I can get my hands on a 4MB SRAM PCMCIA card?

[rkauer]

On the games that refuses to run because of lack of enough FAST RAM, simply edit the icon "properties" (in Amiga we call it "information") and put a semicolon before the "PRELOAD" option.

 Expect to see a "slide show" while the games load, but they will work.

 Don't know how? Easy:

 - left-click once in the game icon;
 - hold the right Amiga key (on the right of the space bar) & then press the "i" key;
 - On the opened window, click on the PRELOAD option;
 - On the under space put a semicolon before the PRELOAD word;
 - Press on the return (enter) key;
 - Press on "save" button;

 -Test the game again.

 If you don't like the screen blinking, buy a 4Mb SRAM card, but they are expensive as hell.

 You'll find them very often in Ebay auctions and even on Amibay (cheaper and only "Buy-it-now"), but they are rare. Also I found those in various other sites around the internet.

[Matt_H]

@ som99

See this thread.

[som99]

On the games that refuses to run because of lack of enough FAST RAM, simply edit the icon "properties" (in Amiga we call it "information") and put a semicolon before the "PRELOAD" option.

 Expect to see a "slide show" while the games load, but they will work.

 Don't know how? Easy:

 - left-click once in the game icon;
 - hold the right Amiga key (on the right of the space bar) & then press the "i" key;
 - On the opened window, click on the PRELOAD option;
 - On the under space put a semicolon before the PRELOAD word;
 - Press on the return (enter) key;
 - Press on "save" button;

 -Test the game again.

 If you don't like the screen blinking, buy a 4Mb SRAM card, but they are expensive as hell.

 You'll find them very often in Ebay auctions and even on Amibay (cheaper and only "Buy-it-now"), but they are rare. Also I found those in various other sites around the internet.

Thank you, Ill give that a go Nice of you to explain how to do it also

Also @Matt_H Should I buy a card with or without 8K ATTRIBUTE on this page?
http://www.synchrotech.com/products/sram-pcmcia-pc_cards-01.html

Thanks a bunch, I love this community!

Edit: Hmm Preload off, Monkey island 2 starts, i get the lamo copy protection, then the intro where Guy hangs on a rope and talks to Elaine, then it just goes black after that, Might it be a problem not using Preload when it's a game on many disks?

Also I can not get Moonstone to run however I do :S it just freezes the Amiga when I try to load it, with or without preload, I do not even get the blue little box telling me who did the installer (I got a full version of WHDLoad ofc) but when I put  my CF card in my PC and load it up and put 2 megs more FastRam both Monkey madness and Moonstone load without any problem

[meega]

I thought icon tooltypes were disabled by putting brackets around them.

PRELOAD <------ active
(PRELOAD) <---- inactive

[BooBoo1200]

Monkey Islands -Probably has its own non WHDload install.

[desiv]

Monkey Islands -Probably has its own non WHDload install.

I'm almost positive Monkey Island was one of the games I played on my A1200 with a 2M SRAM card.  I'll check when I get home...

No, as I think about it.  I am positive...  It works on my A1200 with just a 2M SRAM PCMCIA..

I'll check the info settings when I get home.

desiv

[som99]

I'm almost positive Monkey Island was one of the games I played on my A1200 with a 2M SRAM card.  I'll check when I get home...

No, as I think about it.  I am positive...  It works on my A1200 with just a 2M SRAM PCMCIA..

I'll check the info settings when I get home.

desiv

Thanks man, tho try Monkey Island 2 Le Chucks revenge, monkey island 1 works but not number two
I know the game has its own installer but my original floppydisks are broken, both disk 2 and 7 the years has taken its toll on them... Thats why I have a WHDLoad version.

Also I tried to download and use TSGUI to replace the broken disks but none of them are the same version as mine so I cant get it to work

[Cammy]

Both the original versions of Monkey Island can be installed on any Amiga with a hard drive, and run with less memory requirements than the WHDLoad install. However you will be presented with the password screen each time you play the game, and unless you have the code wheel handy you can't play the game. WHDLoad removes protection and fixes bugs in many games.

[A6000]

There is a 4mb ram card on ebay.uk now with 1day 15hrs to go, current price is £19.01

[desiv]

Thanks man, tho try Monkey Island 2 Le Chucks revenge, monkey island 1 works but not number two

D'oh!  ;-)

Don't know if I have that one..  I'll check..

On a few of my whdload games, I can get them to work by booting with no startup and manually starting the program.

That and setting you WB screenmode to fewer colors frees up more RAM as well.

desiv

[BooBoo1200]

The DATA folder of MI2 is 8+mb so its not going to Preload, You can download a cracked version and install.