Mini 32K RAM expansion hides in your cartridge port.

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Re: Mini 32K RAM expansion hides in your cartridge port.

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Nope, you need a 35K expansion for that, like the Ultimem or Penultimate Cartridge 2. The 32K expansion can have either 3K-RAM at $0400 or 8k-RAM at $a000, not both at the same time, which is needed for Doom.
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Re: Mini 32K RAM expansion hides in your cartridge port.

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Is it possible add chip ram on cart?
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Re: Mini 32K RAM expansion hides in your cartridge port.

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gekido_ken wrote:Is it possible add chip ram on cart?
Tokra is correct. Doom requires 35K. And adding RAM isn't a trivial mod with this cart.
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Re: Mini 32K RAM expansion hides in your cartridge port.

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tokra wrote:Nope, you need a 35K expansion for that, like the Ultimem or Penultimate Cartridge 2. The 32K expansion can have either 3K-RAM at $0400 or 8k-RAM at $a000, not both at the same time, which is needed for Doom.
Presumably a cartridge slot expander + 32kB expander + an original Commodore 3kB expander would do the trick too?
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Re: Mini 32K RAM expansion hides in your cartridge port.

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hi all.
my one has even landed in OKER VALLEY (brunswiek germany).
it woks fine...but for doom i have to wait another time..nope ...time will come.

greetz from oker-valley :D
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