Re: Does a 3/60 work happily with 8 chip SIMMS?

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From: Nick Andrew
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 1994 22:47

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In <36e0ba$moq@kralizec.zeta.org.au> craig@kralizec.zeta.org.au (Craig Dewick) writes:

>I'm considering adding more RAM to my 3/60, and I was wondering if the system
>really needs to have 9 chip SIMMs fitted. Current Australian pricing puts
>8 chip 1 meg SIMMs at about A$4 cheaper per unit than 9 chip 1 meg SIMMs, so
>that's quite a saving in any decent purchase quantity.

I use 9-chip SIMMs in my 3/60. And I with only $4/MB difference in price,
I don't see any need to risk buying parityless SIMMs. Also the 9-chip
SIMMs are useful in PCs (before or after being put into the Sun).

Nick.
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Subject: Re: Does a 3/60 work happily with 8 chip SIMMS?
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