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ICD, INC. warrants to the original consumer purchaser that this ICD, Inc. Personal 

 

Computer Product (not including c omputer programs) shall be free from any defects in 

 

material or workmanship for a period of 30 days from the date of purchase. If any such 

 

detect is discovered within the warranty period, ICD, Inc.'s sole obligation will be to repair 

 

or replace, at its election, the Computer Product free of charge on receipt of the unit 

 

(charges prepaid, if mailed or shipped) with proof of date of purchase satisfactory 
to ICD, Inc. 

Write to: 

ICD, Inc. 

1220 Rock Street, Suite 310 

 

Rockford IL 61101-1437 

 

Attn: Service Dept. 

YOU MUST RETURN DEFECTIVE COMPUTER PRODUCT FOR IN-WARRANTY REPAIR. 

 

This warranty shall not apply if the Computer Product (i) has been misused or shows signs 

 

of excessive wear, (ii) has been damaged by improper installation, or (iii) has been 

 

damaged by being serviced or modified. 
ANY APPLICABLE IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF 

 

MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE HEREBY 

 

LIMITED TO THIRTY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. CONSEQUENTIAL OR 

 

INCIDENTAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM A BREACH OF ANY APPLICABLE 

 

EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED. Some states do not 

 

allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts or do not allow the exclusion or 

 

limitation of incidental or consequential 

damages. so

 the above limitations or exclusions 

 

may not apply to you. 

This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary 

 

from state to state. 

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY ON ICD, INC. COMPUTER PROGRAMS: All ICD, INC. 

 

computer programs are distributed on an' as is" basis without warranty of any kind. The 

 

entire risk as to the quality and performance of such programs is with the purchase. Should 

 

the programs prove defective following then purchase. the purchaser and not the 

 

manufacturer, distributor, or retailer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing or 

 

repair 

ICD, Inc. shall have no liability or responsibility to a purchaser, customer, or any other 

 

person or entity with respect to any liability, loss. or damage caused directly or indirectly by 

 

computer programs sold by ICD, Inc. This disclaimer includes but is not limited to any 

 

interruption of service, loss of business or anticipatory profits or consequential damages 

 

resulting from the use or operation of such computer programs  

REPAIR SERVICE: If your ICD, Inc. Personal Computer Product requires repair other than 

 

under warranty, please write to ICD, Inc., Service Department for repair information. 

 

IMPORTANT: If you ship your ICD, Inc. Personal Computer Product, package it securely 

 

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Summary of Contents for Ramblo XL

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Page 2: ...An AtariPHOENIX EBook Version 1 0 Rev 1...

Page 3: ...RAMBO XL Installation Operations Manual 256K Memory System for Atari 800XL and 1200XL Computers by ICD...

Page 4: ...d 1200XL are trademarks of Atari Corp Published by ICD Inc 1220 Rock Street Rockford IL 61101 1437 U S A 1986 ICD Inc All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Reproduction or transl...

Page 5: ...asonable price You will see this carry through with our new RAMBO XL We would like to thank Claus Buchholz and Ron Boling for inspiring the development of RAM upgrades for the XL computers CAUTION Thi...

Page 6: ...This manual is supplied as part of the RAMBO XL package from ICD Inc The divisions of the manual and their contents are as follows...

Page 7: ...hough RAMBO XL actually gives you 256K of memory the 6502 micro processor can only address 64K at one time To add memory and get around this limitation bank selecting is used This method used by both...

Page 8: ...as 130XE or with optional configuration it uses the full memory RAMBO XL uses 256K DRAMS for the computer s main memory and bank memory These state of the art memory chips retain their memory much lo...

Page 9: ...XL piggyback board 3 Jumper Plugs plugged onto RAMBO XL 1 piece of fine hook up wire for jumpers 1 piece of heat shrink tubing 1 installation manual 8 256K DRAMS optional PRE INSTALLATION NOTES Purcha...

Page 10: ...y 800XLs have some or all ICs soldered directly to the PCB If this is the case we strongly recommend you have an expert install this product If all ICs are soldered to the PCB then you will have to un...

Page 11: ...shield together another is between the two joystick connectors and the third is between the power in jack and the channel 2 3 selector switch Some 800XLs have four screws holding the computer board i...

Page 12: ...nd solder the ribbon cable to them Memory Decoder IC we are replacing U27 Also labeled 74LS158 This is a 16 pin IC U27 is to the left of ANTIC and several ICs above it If this IC is soldered directly...

Page 13: ...on the RAMBO XL board marked A D You will solder a piece of wire from these pads to the designated points on the computer board as required 800XL Jumper Wire Connections see Table 1 and Figures 3 4 A...

Page 14: ...ct all necessary jumpers See Table 1 and Figures 3 and 4 Use 30 gauge hookup wire for the jumper wires Solder them from the pads on the RAMBO XL board to the locations on the computer as indicated in...

Page 15: ...ning four screws are across the front and about four inches apart Three of these also hold down the metal shield Remove the computer board assembly from the case Lift the front of the computer board a...

Page 16: ...le table 2 to determine which jumpers you need to run and how to set the jumper blocks for your computer Most 1200XLs have the C012296 ANTIC and will use the first setting JP1 JP3 are the jumper plugs...

Page 17: ...the 1200XL installation Remove the 64K DRAMS and replace them with your 256K DRAMS These ICs are very static sensitive so make sure you are grounded while moving them around Remove the old DRAMS with...

Page 18: ...ight pin 16 Slip the shrink tubing over the pins to insulate them and carefully heat the tubing just enough to secure it from sliding back off the cable Plug U23 back into its socket with the ribbon c...

Page 19: ...th the BASIC XE extensions RD260 COM supports the BYTE Magazine upgrade which uses 32K banks RD260 COM will not work with any other memory modification SCOPY our new high speed sector copier now suppo...

Page 20: ...mputer Banks 4 15 may be selected to appear at a window from 4000 7FFF when RAME is clear logic 0 The function of each bit of the PIA port B is as follows These bits select the RAM bank to appear at t...

Page 21: ...NMI and IRQ interrupts NMIs may be disabled by setting D40E NMIEN to 0 Make sure that you reset it to EO after disabling the extra RAM IRQs are disabled by the SEI instruction and enabled by CLI Keybo...

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Page 23: ...pgrade We have had bad luck with OKI DRAMS SpartaDOS Construction Set If your dealer does not carry our SpartaDOS Construction Set it can be ordered directly from ICD Inc for 39 95 plus 4 shipping 815...

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