[NTLK] High resolution images of Newton mainboards

[Michael]

So, would it be possible to install, say 8MB chips instead?

ML

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 2:40 PM, Frank Gruendel <newtontalk at pda-soft.de>wrote:

> > I've been comparing the images of the populated bottom
> > of the MP2000 & the MP2100 to try to figure out what the
> > differences in the two are and the only thing I can tell
> > is that the two chips (DRAM?) under the ROM board are different.
>
> Yep, that's the only difference.
>
> > I assume the chip set in the MP2100 is the higher 4MB capacity set?
>
> Right again.
>
> > I have a MP2000 that was upgraded to a MP2100.  How is that done?
>
> You unsolder the old chips and solder the new chips to the board. The new
> chips have a different size, but the mainboard is prepared for both types
> of
> chips.
>
> One of these days I'll give this a try. I'm not sure if my equipment is
> sufficient for such an operation, but there's only one way to find out.
>
> The larger chips are a bit hard to come by, but I have a box full of dead
> 2100 organ donator boards...
>
> Cheers
>
> Frank
>
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