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“Applied Engineering’ of Europe, CIRTECH Ltd
plusRAM PR-1 and PR-16
CIRTECH' two PR cards are standard:slot memory cards like
Applied Engineering's RamFactor or Apples ‘Slinky’ memory
expansion card. This type of card can be used in the Il-Plus,
lle, or Ilgs. The PR-L uses standard 256K RAM chips and be
expanded to | megabyte. The PR-16 uses standard I-meg RAM
chips and can be expanded to 4 megabytes on one card (with
forthcoming 4-meg chips it can be expanded to 16
megabytes).
RAMGisk. Standard-slot memory cards are primarily used
two ways~as noiseless, ultra high speed disk drives and as
AppleWorks desktop expanders. Unlike Apple's card, but like
AEs RamFactor, CIRTECH's PR cards include software that
allows you to partition | meg and larger cards into several
independent RAMdIsks. As with Ramfactor, only one RAMdisk
can be active at a time, but each can be initialized for a differ
ent operating system. CIRTECHS cards are automatically rec:
ognized by ProDOS, Pascal 1.5, and CIRTECH own CP/M Plus
With the card you also get support software for DOS 3.5; Pas-
cal 1.1 and 1.2; and CP/M 2.20b (56K) and 2.23 (60K).
CIRTECH supports more Apple Il operating systems than either
Applied Engineering or Apple itself.
‘AppleWorks. Like all standard-slot_ memory cards,
CIRTECHs PR cards are automatically used by AppleWorks 1.3
and higher for desktop expansion. Again like AE but unlike
Apple, CIRTECH includes an AppleWorks enhancement pack-
age with its cards. CIRTECH's software does much of what AES
expansion software does, including allowing you to run Appie-
Works on an 80-column-equipped Apple I-Plus. Unfortunately,
CIRTECH's software isn't compatible with Beagle Bros’ Timeout
series. However, Timeout provides many of the features of
CIRTECHs expansion software-few users actually need both.
Cost. Frankly, the eye-opening feature of CIRTECHS plus
RAM cards is their cost. Our prices are up to 35 per cent lower
than equivalent cards from AE. CIRTECH' prices are lower
because their cards all use a CMOS custom LSI chip. All same-
size standard-slot cards from different manufacturers have the
same number of RAM and ROM chips on them, But, for exam-
ple, in addition to these, CIRTECH' PR cards have just two
Chips. AE's RamFactor has six times as many-12 additional
chips. CIRTECHs custom chips reduce manufacturing cost
and, by increasing reliability, reduce warranty costs. CIRTECH'S
average product failure rate is less than 1 per cent.
Cards that use 256K chips:
memory PR-1. Gs-2 $
supplied order no order no
256K @s-2-1 219
512K Gs-2-2 219
768K G8-2-3 339
1M Gs-2-4 399
1.25M GS-2-5 459
15M GS-2-6 519
1.75M @8-2-7 579
2 4 -- Gs-2-8 639
Unit pricing:
Buy CIRTECH's base card and stock it with your own chips, if you tke. Our
256K RAM prices relict a charge ot $7.50 per chp. insaled and teste.
CIRTECH plusRAM memory cards
Back when the A2 Product Catalog was nothing but a glimmer in my eyes, the glimmer was (and is still) to offer Open-Apple subscribers high-quality Apple Il products that arent generally
available in local computer stores. This month weve taken a giant step in the direction of the glimmer by forming what bigger companies would call a ‘strategic alliance’ with the
plusRAM GS-2 and GS-8
CIRTECHS two GS cards are designed to ft into the memory
expansion slot on the Apple igs. The GS-2 uses standard
256K chips and can be expanded up to 2 megabytes on one
card. The GS-8 uses standard I-meg chips and can be expand-
ed up to 8 megabytes on one card-the maximum RAM capaci-
ty of the ligs. No other company builds a single card that can
expand to 8 megabytes using standard RAM chips.
RAMGisk, AppleWorks, ProDOS 16. ligs memory cards
are used three ways-as RAMdisKs, as AppleWorks desktop
expanders, and as memory space that can be directly used by
ProDOS 16 software. CIRTECHs cards are completely compati-
ble with the Apple memory card standard and will be recog:
nized automatically in all three applications. CIRTECH's Apple:
Works enhancement software is included with its GS cards.
RONGdisks. Both the GS-2 and GS have an expansion con-
nector for a ROMdisk. CIRTECH provides three different expan-
sion cards for this connector. Two of the cards accept ROM or
EPROM chips. The ROM-256 has sockets for eight 27256-ype
ROMs or EPROMs. The ROM-512 has sockets for eight 27512-
lype chips. With these cards you program your own ROMs,
using an EPROM programmer, with any application software or
‘other data you require and plug them in. Your programs are
always ready, never changeable, totally secure. The third
expansion card, STAT-256, uses battery-backed up static RAM
chips. The battery is right on the card and will keep your data
safe without external power for over two months. No external
charger is required-the battery is charged automatically when
your computer is on. This card comes with 64K of memory
and has enough sockets for 256K.
Cool. Like CIRTECH's PR cards, the GS cards are as much
as 35 per cent cheaper than other cards available today. The
bigger the card you want, the more you!l save. And because of
CIRTECHS custom LSI chips, these cards use very little power
and create very little heat, Even with a full 8 megabytes of
chips, the GS-8 typically consumes only 268 milliAmps.
No need to call. Unlike Applied Engineerings ads, our
price list shows this month's exact price for every available
size of RAM card CIRTECH makes. No need to call to see
whether a particular combination is real or vapor; no need to
check this weeks RAM prices. The prices shown below are
guaranteed through September 30, 1988, and will probably be
valid even after that.
Cards that use 1-meg chips:
memory PR-16 ‘GS-8 $
supplied order no order no
1M PR-16-1 499
2M PR-16-2 759
3M PR-16-3 1019
4M PR-16-4 1279
5M 1539
6M 1799
™M 2059
8M 2319
OMisk expansion cards STAT-256 expansion cards
(oo chips) RaW-256. §09° GK SD=256-1.—— $159
(ne chips) ROW-S12 $89 «129K 80-56-2189,
256K 80.2563 249
Unit pricing:
Buy CIRTECHs base card and stock it wth your chip. if you ike. Our 1
meg RAM prices reflec a charge of $92 50 per chp. stale and tested.
Tve mentioned CIRTECH many times in Open-Apple, but the company is otherwise almost unknown among U.S. Apple Il users. In Europe, however, CIRTECH is famous for its high-quality
memory, interface, and CP/M cards. Like Applied Engineering, CIRTECH specializes in products for the Apple Il. CIRTECH does all of its own product design {hardware and software), manufac:
turing, documentation, and shipping from its factory in Galashiels, Scotland,
This month Il introduce you to CIRTECHs plusRAM family of memory cards. In months to come welll introduce you to CIRTECH' other yellow (not green) products
StatDisk
CIRTECH's StatDisk is a completely new concept in storage
technology. No other company makes anything like it. Soft
ware using your computer thinks the StatDisk is a standard:
slot memory card like CIRTECH PR cards, AE's RamFactor, or
‘Apple's ‘Slinky’ memory expansion card. The StalDisk is every
bit as quiet and as fast as any other RAMGisk.
Like magnetic. What makes the StatDisk different from the
others is that, ike a magnetic disk, what you store on it stays
stored after you or the electric company turns off the power.
You can actually store software and data on a StatDisk.
remove the StatDisk from your computer, ship it halfway
around the world, open the shipment, plug the StatDisk into
your far away Apple II, and your fites will still be there! The
Unbeatable 1-MEGABYTE prices
Cards that use 256K chips: $399
Cards that use 1-Meg chips: $499
StatDisk (static RAM): $699
SlatDisk uses Tow-power static RAMs, rather than the relatively
power-hungry dynamic RAMS used by other cards, A small bat
tery built right into the card keeps your data safe for over two
months at a time without any external power. And the battery
is automatically charged when your computer is on.
RAMGisk, AppleWorks. The StatDisk can be purchased
with as little as 128K of RAM and is expandable, using a piggy-
back expansion card, to 1 megabyte. It is supplied with all the
same partitioning, operating system support, and AppleWorks
software as CIRTECH' PR cards.
Instant on reliability. StatDisk (well, thats what we call it,
CIRTECH calls it a ‘plusDisk’) brings a whole new meaning to
the concept of ready-when-youare. Using a StatDisk, you can
boot a ligs into ProDOS 16 before your monitor warms up. All
without any worry that a prolonged power outage (or a bad
disk) will erase your files. All without extra cords or battery
chargers under your desk. Totally powered for over two
months by a battery so small it fits right on the card. Someday
Mac and IGM users will be able to buy cards like this one,
Apple Il users can buy theirs today.
StatDisk
memory StatDisk $
supplied order no
128K sp-1 209
256K sD-2 269
384K sD-3 329
512K sD-4 389
640K SD-5 519
768K D-6 579
896K SD-7 639
iM D-8 699
StatDisk piggyback expander
‘We've already included this card in the StatDisk prices shown above. This
‘order number s for use ony it you want to purchase the board separately
64K $0-PIG $159
Unit pricing:
uy CIRTECHS base card and stock it with your own cfips. i you tke. Our
2x8 low-power CMOS static RAM prices are $15.00 per chip. installed and
iesed
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