1986 · Peripheral
Commodore REU (1700/1764/1750) (1986)
A RAM Expansion Unit in 128, 256 and 512 KB sizes for the C64 and C128.
Used a DMA RAM Expansion Controller. GEOS used it as a very fast RAM disk, and BBS and disk-copy software exploited the speed. The 1700 had 128 KB, the 1764 256 KB and the 1750 512 KB.
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Facts
- Date
- 1986
- Kind
- Peripheral: Memory and accelerator
- Maker or publisher
- Commodore
- Platforms
- Commodore 64
- 1700
- 128 KB
- 1750
- 512 KB
- 1764
- 256 KB
- Access
- DMA via REC
- Connection
- C64 expansion port
- Works with
- Commodore 64
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- Commodore 64 (works with, 1982)
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