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MIDI FORGE Minuet from BuB

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First post, by Lostdotfish

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Has anyone had a go at building one of these?

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https://bitsundbolts.com/2025/07/01/the-small … xpansion-board/

I just ordered some PCBs and I am wondering if the RAM ICs on these old 72pin SIMMS would be compatible?

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They are 32MB EDO RAM and there are 16 ICs per stick (8 on the front and 8 on the back). So to my mind that means they are 2MB per IC which should be correct for building the Minuet board.

Reply 2 of 3, by Lostdotfish

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Shponglefan wrote on 2026-05-06, 14:28:

If you're planning to cannibalize 72 pin simms, why not just get something like the simmconn adapter: https://www.serdashop.com/SIMMCONN

Then you can just use 72 pin simms directly.

I don't like the bulky footprint and the price of the simmconn...

5 PCBs for Minuet - £4 delivered
BOM for assembly - probably less than £2 per card

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