On Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:59:08 -0500 "Greg King" <greg.king4@verizon.net> wrote: > From: "Vanessa Ezekowitz"; on Thur., Nov. 03, 2011; at 01:52 AM -0400 > > > > As far as I know, all "REU" devices, whether they be the original > > Commodore hardware or a clone like mine, perform at the same speed: > > about 1 MB/sec via DMA, the maximum the C64 bus can handle > > (as far as I know). > > Strictly speaking, the name REU (RAM Expansion Unit) is misused; it > doesn't name Commodore's devices. CBM's 17xx models are called > REMs (RAM Expansion Modules). The name REU was invented by Berkely > Softworks, Inc.; it is the entire group of RAM devices that are > supported by GEOS. > > REMs, geoRAMs, and Quick Brown Boxes are the original REUs! Very interesting - I was not aware of this. Well, consider my last reply amended - it performs the same as all other Commodore-issued RAM Expansion modules ;-) -- "There are some things in life worth obsessing over. Most things aren't, and when you learn that, life improves." http://digitalaudioconcepts.com Vanessa Ezekowitz <vanessaezekowitz@gmail.com> Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing listReceived on 2011-11-08 23:00:31
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