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title: "Break the 1K Barrier"
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published_at: "2020-10-27T17:08:07+00:00"
modified_at: "2024-06-23T11:41:07+00:00"
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excerpt: "Double the ZX81 RAM to 2K with a 6116 static RAM."
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  - name: "Thomas Mears"
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publication: "Microcomputing Magazine"
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  title: "Microcomputing Magazine"
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authors: "Thomas Mears"
volume: "7"
issue: "3"
pages: "82-83"
pubdate: "March 1983"
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---

# Break the 1K Barrier

Double the ZX81 RAM to 2K with a 6116 static RAM.