<s>
The	O
RAMLink	B-General_Concept
was	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
RAM	B-Architecture
expansion	O
products	O
made	O
by	O
Creative	O
Micro	O
Designs	O
(	O
CMD	O
)	O
for	O
Commodore	O
's	O
C64/128	O
home	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RAMLink	B-General_Concept
was	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
third-party	O
alternative	O
,	O
successor	O
and	O
optionally	O
companion	O
to	O
Commodore	O
's	O
own	O
17xx-series	B-General_Concept
REU	I-General_Concept
RAM	B-Architecture
expansion	O
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
REU	O
,	O
the	O
RAMLink	B-General_Concept
is	O
externally	O
powered	O
and	O
designed	O
from	O
the	O
ground-up	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
RAM	B-Architecture
disk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allows	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
MB	O
of	O
expansion	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
memory	O
can	O
be	O
provided	O
by	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
30-pin	O
SIMM	B-General_Concept
RAM	B-Architecture
on	O
an	O
internal	O
card	O
,	O
a	O
Commodore	B-General_Concept
17xx-series	I-General_Concept
REU	I-General_Concept
(	O
or	O
a	O
clone	O
)	O
plugged	O
into	O
the	O
RAM	B-Architecture
Port	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
GeoRAM	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Provides	O
its	O
own	O
copy	O
of	O
JiffyDOS	O
,	O
allowing	O
accelerated	O
operation	O
with	O
any	O
other	O
JiffyDOS-equipped	O
disk	O
device	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
shorthand	O
commands	O
(	O
DOS	B-Operating_System
Wedge	I-Operating_System
)	O
to	O
conveniently	O
access	O
any	O
other	O
connected	O
storage	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secondary	O
power	O
socket	O
and	O
on-board	O
charging	O
circuit	O
to	O
accept	O
a	O
6-volt	O
"	O
sealed	O
"	O
lead	B-Device
acid	I-Device
backup	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battery-backed	O
real	O
time	O
clock	O
for	O
time	O
and	O
date	O
stamping	O
of	O
files	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
internal	O
RAM	B-Architecture
card	O
is	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Includes	O
drivers	O
to	O
allow	O
GEOS	B-Device
to	O
use	O
its	O
memory	O
as	O
either	O
a	O
replacement	O
for	O
swap	O
space	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
regular	O
'	O
disk	O
 '	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
