The RAMLink was one of several
RAM expansion products made by
Creative Micro Designs (CMD) for
Commodore's
C64
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home computers. The RAMLink was intended as a third-party alternative, successor and optionally companion to Commodore's own
17xx-series REU RAM expansion cartridges.
Unlike the REU, the RAMLink is externally powered and designed from the ground-up to act as a
RAM disk.
Features
* Allows up to 16 MB of expansion RAM. The expansion memory can be provided by a combination of 30-pin
SIMM RAM on an internal card, a
Commodore 17xx-series REU (or a clone) plugged into the RAM Port, or a
GeoRAM
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* Provides its own copy of
JiffyDOS, allowing accelerated operation with any other JiffyDOS-equipped disk device, as well as shorthand commands (
DOS Wedge
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) to conveniently access any other connected storage devices.
* Full set of partitioning tools and DOS commands.
*
Commodore 1541,
1571
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and
1581
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disk-layout emulation modes
* One partition type provides Direct-access REU-like capability
* Secondary power socket and on-board charging circuit to accept a 6-
volt "sealed" lead acid backup battery.
* Battery-backed real time clock for time and date stamping of files, if the internal RAM card is present.
* Includes drivers to allow
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to use its memory as either a replacement for swap space, or as a regular 'disk' drive.
* Custom parallel connection for the
CMD HD Series line of hard drives.
* Pass-through expansion port for standard cartridges (e.g.
Action Replay,
Super Snapshot)
* On-device buttons to swap device numbers with other drives, switches to disable 17xx-series REUs or change their handling.
References
* Creative Micro Designs (1990). ''CMD RAMLink User's Manual, third edition.'' (supplied with the hardware)
External links
* Technical info, Games & Utilities
Home computer peripherals
Memory expansion
CMD RAMLink
The RAMLink was one of several random-access memory, RAM expansion products made by Creative Micro Designs, Creative Micro Designs (CMD) for Commodore International, Commodore's Commodore 64, C64/Commodore 128, 128 home computers. The RAMLink ...
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