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* '''Base configuration:''' 512 KB using 256K×1 DRAM chips
* '''Base configuration:''' 512 KB using 256K×1 DRAM chips
* '''Expansion options:'''
* '''Expansion options:'''
** 512 KB card (1 MB total)
''' 512 KB card (1 MB total)
** 1.5 MB card (2 MB total)
''' 1.5 MB card (2 MB total)
** Third-party modifications up to 4 MB
''' Third-party modifications up to 4 MB
** XLerator board up to 8 MB
''' XLerator board up to 8 MB


=== Storage Subsystem ===
=== Storage Subsystem ===
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=== Boot Process ===
=== Boot Process ===
The MacWorks XL boot sequence required two diskettes:
The MacWorks XL boot sequence required two diskettes:
# **MacWorks XL Boot Disk:** Loaded the Mac OS bootloader
# '''MacWorks XL Boot Disk:''' Loaded the Mac OS bootloader
# **MacWorks XL System Disk:** Contained System 3.2 and Finder
# '''MacWorks XL System Disk:''' Contained System 3.2 and Finder


After initial boot, the system displayed a white screen, ejected the first disk, and showed the familiar blinking question mark with a Macintosh XL graphic.
After initial boot, the system displayed a white screen, ejected the first disk, and showed the familiar blinking question mark with a Macintosh XL graphic.