Adding 1MB to an 8-bit Computer!

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Published on November 10, 2023 6:34:56 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZfBL3mEcxk

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This episode is sponsored by PCBWay https://www.pcbway.com Today I'm taking an Amstrad CPC with 64KB of RAM and adding to it... 1 MB of RAM! How is that possible? And why would you even want to do something crazy like that? Let's find out 😃

Links:
Original 1MB expansion https://github.com/revaldinho/cpc_ram_expansion/wiki/Universal-Amstrad-CPC-RAM-Card
Updated 1MB expansion https://github.com/Rebobinando/CPC-1MB-RAM-Expansion
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:50 How can an 8-bit computer have more than 64KB?
02:23 RAM expansion
06:14 CPLD
07:12 Build
09:37 RAM test
13:09 80s programs that use more RAM
17:26 Modern OSs
20:56 Cost
21:19 Conclusion


Music tracks:
Funky Stars by McKlain https://mcklain.bandcamp.com/track/funky-stars-amstrad-cpc-true-8bit-version
Battro OST by McKlain https://mcklain.bandcamp.com/track/battro-ost
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