Frances
Manufacturer
Brad Fowles, Canada
Date
1989
Amiga
A1000
Interface
special (see text)
    Memory Expansion
  • 4 MB FastRAM expansion for the on-board header of the Lucas A1000 processor expansion
  • 32 DIP sockets accept up to 4 MB RAM
  • possible configurations are 1, 2, 3 or 4 MB with 256k×4, 80 - 100 ns DIPs
  • DMA RAM controller chip: National Semiconductor DP8421AV
  • interleaved access
    Notes
  • Frances is an acronym for 'Fast Ram At Nominal Cost for Expanded Storage'
  • a public domain hardware hackers project, designed by Brad Fowles of Anakin Research
  • sold as a kit (only the PCB, programmed PALs and how to build documentation) all other parts had to be purchased separately
Photos
Brad Fowles Frances - front side
front side
Driver / Installation Disk