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  Simtec A5000 RAM Upgrade

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The A5000, like all MEMC1a based computers has a maximum memory of 4MB (per MEMC1a0. The A5000 models have 1 or 2MB, but can be upgraded to 4MB. The second card is a late model dated 1998 and shows the benefit of larger RAM chips.

Here are the Simtec A5000 RAM Upgrade Fitting instructions .