Adding 1MB to an 8-bit Computer!

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 MiniWare TS80P soldering iron https://amzn.to/3SzhNzS McKlain music https://mcklain.bandcamp.com

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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

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