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SRAM stands for Saved RAM. Also known as "battery". This is usually small - about a kilobyte. As the name "battery" implies, SRAM must have power constantly running through it, or it will be erased, and the smaller it is, the longer it will last.
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SRAM stands for Saved [[RAM]]. Also known as "battery". This is usually small - about a [[byte|kilobyte]]. As the name "battery" implies, SRAM must have power constantly running through it, or it will be erased, and the smaller it is, the longer it will last. A typical battery lasts around a hundred years, so there is no need to worry about them running out.
  
[[Sonic 3]] uses SRAM to save games. [[Sonic 3 & Knuckles]] also uses SRAM, but the games are stored in the Sonic 3 cartridge, not the [[Sonic & Knuckles]] cartridge.
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[[Sonic 3]] uses SRAM to save games. [[Sonic 3 & Knuckles]] also uses SRAM, but the games are stored in the Sonic 3 [[cartridge]], not the [[Sonic & Knuckles]] cartridge.

Revision as of 04:35, 9 October 2004

SRAM stands for Saved RAM. Also known as "battery". This is usually small - about a kilobyte. As the name "battery" implies, SRAM must have power constantly running through it, or it will be erased, and the smaller it is, the longer it will last. A typical battery lasts around a hundred years, so there is no need to worry about them running out.

Sonic 3 uses SRAM to save games. Sonic 3 & Knuckles also uses SRAM, but the games are stored in the Sonic 3 cartridge, not the Sonic & Knuckles cartridge.