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The Marpet 4MB Xtra ram kit will boost a standard 520STFM from 512k of memory to a maximum 4160STFM with 4MB of SIMM memory.
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The Marpet 4MB Xtra ram kit will boost a standard 520STF/M/FM from 512k of memory to a maximum 4160STF/M/FM with 4MB of SIMM memory.
   
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The board can also be easily modified with a switch to allow the user to toggle between 1MB and 4MB operation, allowing compatibility with older games that crash with anything more than 1MB of RAM e.g. Last Ninja
Installation instructions can be found in ST Format issue 35 (Page 26-31)
 
   
 
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==Magazine References==
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*ST Format, issue 35, p26-31.
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*ST Format, issue 71, p22.
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*Atari ST Review, issue 14, p36-37
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==External Links==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NecW-gh6jKM YouTube video showing Marpet board with switch modification]
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Latest revision as of 06:45, 2 April 2015

The Marpet 4MB Xtra ram kit will boost a standard 520STF/M/FM from 512k of memory to a maximum 4160STF/M/FM with 4MB of SIMM memory.

The board can also be easily modified with a switch to allow the user to toggle between 1MB and 4MB operation, allowing compatibility with older games that crash with anything more than 1MB of RAM e.g. Last Ninja

Magazine References

  • ST Format, issue 35, p26-31.
  • ST Format, issue 71, p22.
  • Atari ST Review, issue 14, p36-37

External Links






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