Applied Engineering MacRAM 6 Megabyte Apple Macintosh Portable Memory Expansion
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:51461197 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Vintage: Yes | Compatible Brand: For Apple |
| MPN: MacRAM | Type: Memory |
| Brand: Applied Engineering | UPC: Does not apply |
You are bidding on a very rare Applied Engineering "MacRAM" memory expansion card for vintage Apple Macintosh model 5120 Portable computers.
Apple introduced the 5120 Macintosh Portable in 1989 for the staggering price of $7, 300 (equivalent to $15, 236 today). It was the first battery-powered Mac, and although "luggable" might be more accurate than "portable, " it was a smash hit.
During the last two decades I restored and sold more than 50 of these cool computers. I... sold my last one two weeks ago, but I still have a small supply of parts. Over the next few weeks I will be selling these parts on eBay.
This listing is for perhaps the rarest 3rd-party memory expansion ever offered for the Portable. Applied Engineering developed this unique card because the first Mac Portables shipped with just one or two megabytes of memory -- not really very much even back then. AE's "MacRAM" memory expansion card is unique in that it can accept up to 8 one megabyte SIPPs. This allows a Mac Portable's memory to be expanded from a total of 1MB to 9MB, or anywhere in between. You can learn a lot more about this card by Googling "Applied Engineering MacRAM" on the web.
This particular MacRAM has six 1MB SIPPs installed. Installed in the memory expansion slot of your 5120 Portable it will give you a total of 7MB. If you can find two more 45-pin SIPPs you could have 9MB total! To the best of my knowledge this card works only in the 5120 Portable.
This card has one small issue: One of the sockets in the connector is damaged. You can just barely see this in the last photo: Look at the fourth hole from the right in the bottom row of the connector; it's slightly munged. I was able to get the card to work in one of my 5120's, but it required careful wiggling to get the pin on the Portable's connector into that hole without bending it. So you'll have to be careful installing this card.
FREE shipping inside the USA.
I have been collecting and restoring vintage computers for a long time. Please see my other auctions forvintage Macs andMac parts, plus occasional other vintage computing items.TERMS & CONDITIONSI don't have a lot of silly rules for buyers: Pay for your item and I'll send it you. I've been a buyer and a seller on eBay for more than 20 years and have a near perfect feedback record. I'll trust you and you can trust me to do right.Inside the USA shipping is FREE by Priority Mail.
This is a vintage computing item. It worked for me as described when I tested it, but I cannot guarantee how long or how well it will work for you. So it is sold as-is, for parts or repair, with no returns or refunds.
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Apple introduced the 5120 Macintosh Portable in 1989 for the staggering price of $7, 300 (equivalent to $15, 236 today). It was the first battery-powered Mac, and although "luggable" might be more accurate than "portable, " it was a smash hit.
During the last two decades I restored and sold more than 50 of these cool computers. I... sold my last one two weeks ago, but I still have a small supply of parts. Over the next few weeks I will be selling these parts on eBay.
This listing is for perhaps the rarest 3rd-party memory expansion ever offered for the Portable. Applied Engineering developed this unique card because the first Mac Portables shipped with just one or two megabytes of memory -- not really very much even back then. AE's "MacRAM" memory expansion card is unique in that it can accept up to 8 one megabyte SIPPs. This allows a Mac Portable's memory to be expanded from a total of 1MB to 9MB, or anywhere in between. You can learn a lot more about this card by Googling "Applied Engineering MacRAM" on the web.
This particular MacRAM has six 1MB SIPPs installed. Installed in the memory expansion slot of your 5120 Portable it will give you a total of 7MB. If you can find two more 45-pin SIPPs you could have 9MB total! To the best of my knowledge this card works only in the 5120 Portable.
This card has one small issue: One of the sockets in the connector is damaged. You can just barely see this in the last photo: Look at the fourth hole from the right in the bottom row of the connector; it's slightly munged. I was able to get the card to work in one of my 5120's, but it required careful wiggling to get the pin on the Portable's connector into that hole without bending it. So you'll have to be careful installing this card.
FREE shipping inside the USA.
I have been collecting and restoring vintage computers for a long time. Please see my other auctions forvintage Macs andMac parts, plus occasional other vintage computing items.TERMS & CONDITIONSI don't have a lot of silly rules for buyers: Pay for your item and I'll send it you. I've been a buyer and a seller on eBay for more than 20 years and have a near perfect feedback record. I'll trust you and you can trust me to do right.Inside the USA shipping is FREE by Priority Mail.
This is a vintage computing item. It worked for me as described when I tested it, but I cannot guarantee how long or how well it will work for you. So it is sold as-is, for parts or repair, with no returns or refunds.
00279
