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Reportedly, the RAM is accessed in 128-byte sectors.
 
Reportedly, the RAM is accessed in 128-byte sectors.
  
That, probably via I/O ports, ie. unlike other RAM expansions, the RAM is probably not mapped to the Z80 memory region.
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The RAM is accessed using I/O ports. It can not be banked in like common RAM expansions do. So it's a real RAM disc, not an RAM expansion.
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There was support for FutureOS for a while. That support was abandoned later due to the very high price of the RAM disc (more than 1000 DM) corresponding to a very small number of units sold.
  
 
== I/O Ports ==
 
== I/O Ports ==
  
  #F9FC - #F9FE Otten & Fecht 1 MB RAM-Disc (R/W)
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#F9FC - #F9FE Otten & Fecht 1 MB RAM-Disc (R/W)
  #FBF0 - #FBFF Otten & Fecht 1 MB RAM-Disc (R/W)
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#FBF0 - #FBFF Otten & Fecht 1 MB RAM-Disc (R/W)
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(Data taken from the FutureOS manual).

Revision as of 12:30, 5 December 2013

Not much known.

Reportedly, the RAM is accessed in 128-byte sectors.

The RAM is accessed using I/O ports. It can not be banked in like common RAM expansions do. So it's a real RAM disc, not an RAM expansion. There was support for FutureOS for a while. That support was abandoned later due to the very high price of the RAM disc (more than 1000 DM) corresponding to a very small number of units sold.

I/O Ports

  1. F9FC - #F9FE Otten & Fecht 1 MB RAM-Disc (R/W)
  2. FBF0 - #FBFF Otten & Fecht 1 MB RAM-Disc (R/W)

(Data taken from the FutureOS manual).