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Re:Apollo DN10000: Quad CPU/128Mb RAM workstation from 1988 ... by ChainOfFools on Monday July 22, 2024 @07:54AM (#41033385)
The studio I worked at during that time actually did have a CPU slot based memory extension that can handle I believe up to 256 Mb, this would have been around 92 or 93, but I'm not sure how early it was offered on the market that's just when I started there and it was already in the shop.

I don't recall the name of it though but I remember that it was a peculiar PCB design, with part of it resembling a breadboard. I think the name started with Ex, like Excelsior or Excalibur or something like that.

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Re:Apollo DN10000: Quad CPU/128Mb RAM workstation from 1988 ... by the-rc on Monday July 22, 2024 @11:22AM (#41035486)
You didn't mention what machine this was on. Since you mention a breadboard, are you sure it wasn't an addon to an existing CPU card? Perhaps the X-Calibur, that plugged into the Commodore A3640? That's a bit later, though.
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