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Title: Cpc 464 ramupgrade options?
Post by: Drummel on 16:01, 26 March 16

So I got my cpc 464 up and running, togehter with a zaxxon ddi clone and a HxC. It took alot of time and hard work but now it works. But I feel that I need one final thing before its perfekt: more ram. I want to be able to play the 128k games and demos. I cant really find a easy solution for it, despite reading the wiki and forum.

What and where can I buy to upgrade my current cpc 464 setup? An how do i "install" it?

Title: Re: Cpc 464 ramupgrade options?
Post by: arnoldemu on 16:12, 26 March 16

Quote from: Drummel on 16:01, 26 March 16
So I got my cpc 464 up and running, togehter with a zaxxon ddi clone and a HxC. It took alot of time and hard work but now it works. But I feel that I need one final thing before its perfekt: more ram. I want to be able to play the 128k games and demos. I cant really find a easy solution for it, despite reading the wiki and forum.

What and where can I buy to upgrade my current cpc 464 setup? An how do i "install" it?

x-mem and "mother x4". :)

Talk to forum member ToTO.

Title: Re: Cpc 464 ramupgrade options?
Post by: Drummel on 16:20, 26 March 16

Quote from: arnoldemu on 16:12, 26 March 16
x-mem and "mother x4". :)

Talk to forum member ToTO.

I know about the x-men a bit(It seems great) but does it work with my setup? How do you connect it? Now i have amstrad cpc 464->zaxxon ddi clone -> HxC.

Title: Re: Cpc 464 ramupgrade options?
Post by: gerald on 16:58, 26 March 16

Quote from: Drummel on 16:20, 26 March 16

I know about the x-men a bit(It seems great) but does it work with my setup? How do you connect it? Now i have amstrad cpc 464->zaxxon ddi clone -> HxC.

It will work with a bit of work.
You will need a MotherX4 to put the XMEM on it and then and edge adapter on the passthrough connector of the motherX4 to connect the zaxxon DDI clone.

If only zaxxon (Piotr on CPCWiki) did listen about adding a passtrough connector or M4X compatible connector .....

Title: Re: Cpc 464 ramupgrade options?
Post by: SRS on 22:08, 26 March 16

This one -> CPC4MB RAM upgrade -- 8bit Projects For Everyone (http://8bit.yarek.pl/upgrade/cpc.cpc4mb/index-de.html)

Or maybe here : Internal 64K upgrade for the CPC464 (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/internal-64k-upgrade-for-the-cpc464/)

On the other hand: I have a Dobbertin self-upgraded to 512k since late 80ies but in fact i nearly never needed it (ok, as fast RAM-Disk, but most 128k programms also need the 6128 ROM, so ...)

Even further I am still "mentally stuck" to 64k developing for CPC today :D

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