"Unchecked" RAM board on Yahoo -- worth the risk?

Started by efs, June 01, 2013, 07:32:34 PM

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efs

June 01, 2013, 07:32:34 PM
Hey again, folks.

Lately I've been snooping around Yahoo Auctions, and I came across a 4MB I/O RAM board for sale. However, I'm not sure if buying it would be a smart decision, since the description tells that the item's behavior is unchecked.

Is the degree of failure high within these boards? I'm sure no one would want to spend a lot of cash on a dud board - so this kind of dilemma poses quite a bit of a threat.

Conversely, if anyone here has an extra RAM board they want to get rid of, give me a shout and I'll likely buy it off you, since my X68k only has 2 MB. I'm not crossing my fingers for anything though.

SuperDeadite

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June 01, 2013, 07:46:24 PM
RAM boards are usually quite solid.  Anything like this will be sold as untested on yahoo, it's just the way it works there.

BlueBMW

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June 01, 2013, 10:19:50 PM
Pretty much everything I buy off yahoo JP is listed as ジャンク or "Junk"  With systems it usually means the power supply is dead, but Ive not had any ram board or similar show up not working.  Like Super said, theyre pretty reliable.

kamiboy

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June 02, 2013, 12:05:33 AM
Buying untested hardware is the standard modus operandi on Yahoo auctions.

efs

#4
June 02, 2013, 09:20:33 AM
Egh, looks like Yahoo Auctions is still infested with people using auto-bidders. That sucks.

kamiboy

#5
June 02, 2013, 09:59:03 AM
If it was an autobid then it was likely a proxy bid.

Fix_Metal

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June 02, 2013, 09:23:32 PM
What's the ram standard for the x68K? I've got here plenty of old PC SIMM modules....

BlueBMW

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June 02, 2013, 10:06:54 PM
X68000s use proprietery boards for ram.  There are some add on boards that can utilize 30 or 72 pin simm chips but they are rare and expensive.

Fix_Metal

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June 03, 2013, 02:06:47 AM
Quote from: BlueBMW on June 02, 2013, 10:06:54 PM
X68000s use proprietery boards for ram.  There are some add on boards that can utilize 30 or 72 pin simm chips but they are rare and expensive.
Thought it. Well too bad  :-\

SuperDeadite

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June 03, 2013, 10:09:59 AM
If you have the parts, you can make your own.  I've seen a lot of homemade RAM boards for the system.  Most are extremely ghetto, but do actually work.

efs

#10
June 05, 2013, 02:12:00 AM
Now I'm intrigued by the "building your own RAM" concept. How difficult is it to find necessary parts and to get the thing working altogether?
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