Blue Ram Expansion

     These are pictures of the rare Blue Ram expansion unit. Click any picture for a larger view. Note that these pictures are quite large; they average about 500K each. Plus, each picture is probably larger than your screen resolution, so your browser will likely automatically reduce them when each picture is done downloading. A special thanks to Al Skaggs for these high-res pictures of the inside of the Blue Ram unit.

Blue Ram thumbnail Blue Ram - 16k RAM expansion. Outside, top view.
Blue Ram - Top View Thumbnail Blue Ram - Top view.
Blue Ram - Bottom View Thumbnail Blue Ram - Bottom view.
Blue Ram - Front View Thumbnail Blue Ram - Front view.
Blue Ram - Top View [Data Port] Thumbnail Blue Ram - Top view of the data port.
Blue Ram - Top View [ZIF Socket] Thumbnail Blue Ram - Top view of the ZIF socket. This is the socket that you would plug in a keyboard, modem, printer or EPROM burner
Blue Ram - Bottom View [Data Port] Blue Ram - Bottom view of the data port.
Blue Ram - Bottom View [RAM Caps] Thumbnail Blue Ram - Bottom view of the RAM capacitors.
Blue Ram - Bottom View Thumbnail Blue Ram - Bottom view of the wired RAM.
Blue Ram - Bottom View [Two Switches] Thumbnail Blue Ram - Bottom view of the two switches.
Blue Ram - 50-Pin Card Edge Connector [Connects to Astrocade] Thumbnail Blue Ram - 50-Pin Card Edge Connector. This is the end that connects to the Astrocade.
Blue Ram - 50-Pin SCSI-Type Connector [Connects to Blue Ram] Thumbnail Blue Ram - 50-Pin SCSI-Type Connector. This is the end that connects to the Blue Ram.