Subject: Re: [stella] RAM Cart? From: danboris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Dan Boris) Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 14:14:32 -0500 |
> From owner-stella@xxxxxxxxxxx Mon Jan 18 13:00:20 1999 > X-Sender: krishna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) > To: stella@xxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [stella] RAM Cart? > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Sender: owner-stella@xxxxxxxxxxx > Reply-To: stella@xxxxxxxxxxx > X-Lines: 21 > > At 08:01 AM 1/18/99 -0500, you wrote: > >Another interesting technology that would be useful for RAM carts is an > SRAM with internal battery backup. Dallas Semi-conductor (and I am sure > other companies) make these SRAMS. The have the same pinouts as normal SRAM > IC's and are used in exactly the same way. They have the backup battery and > associated circuitry build right into the chip so you don't even have to > think about it. They are also not that expensive. > > What happens when the battery runs out? Can you replace it? > No, you have to replace the chip. But they are pretty in-expensive, I have seen them for less the $10.00. Plus in 10+ years the novelty of writing 2600 games will probably have worn off ;) Dan Boris -- Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ Unsub & more at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/
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