Re: SID Symphony II Cartridges now available

From: Groepaz <groepaz_at_gmx.net>
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 23:44:23 +0100
Message-Id: <201111082344.23490.groepaz@gmx.net>
On Tuesday 08 November 2011, you wrote:
> 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 ;-)

i also was very surprised - a while ago i started looking up the "correct" 
names for all cartridges in VICE and renamed them accordingly... and the fact 
that it now says "ram expansion module" in the menus already confused a bunch 
of people :)

now putting the above three into a submenu which is called "ram expansion 
units" would be fun =D

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