Re: LZ: TI storage...
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Re: LZ: TI storage...
marco@magenta.com wrote:
> I don't quite remeber this being discussed, but what's wrong with
> using
> conventional volatile RAM? Would it be all that hard to use a 10 buck
> stick of 30-pin dram (1-2 megs) with a backup battery? If someone
> could
> work it out economically, it would be a great system (small,
> inexpensive, fast, and widely available). Incorporate it with a
> backup
> battery (such as the lithium found in the calc) as well as the main
> 9v,
> it would be great.
>
> Of course, someone tell me if I'm full of crap too. :)
Yes, it would be that hard. There is A LOT of circuitry required to
access a simm, and it's a lot more complicated than simply hooking up a
battery to keep the data alive. Believe me. It would kill the battery
pretty quick, anyway.
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