Is there such a thing as external RAM for a computer?

Question

i have a real old compaq in my room right now that im using for a desktop (i need a new charger for my laptop so ill be out of commision for a few weeks)...anyway...im running Windows XP on a computer that originally ran windows 98 so yeah, its pretty darn slow. (actually its slow if i have more then one window open lol) But i looked online andd NO ONE sells memory compatible for this thing. I was wondering if external RAM existed? like through a usb?

Answer 1

No.....it has to be plugged into the motherboard directly.  

Answer 2

Kind of. Some new USB flash drives (especially those made by SanDisk) come with new software preloaded called ReadyBoost. You can plug the drive in and, by going through the properties menu, set the computer to use the drive's memory. I use my 1 GB SanDisk drive for this. I don't have much saved on it and was able to gain 800+ MB of memory. You can probably find a cheap (if it's on sale) 8 GB SanDisk drive online at Radioshack.com and use tat to gain a significant amount of memory.