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Article #41692

Re: SIMMS for the ST

#41692
From: Lawrence Kelley
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 1990 21:22
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: SIMMs for the STE
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References: <2703@erix.ericsson.se> <2069@atari.UUCP>
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Organization: ISC-Bunker Ramo, An Olivetti Company
Keywords: SIMM, STE,

In article <2069@atari.UUCP> apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) writes:
>euaanu@eua.ericsson.se (Arto Nummelin) writes:
>
>>I've just tested 1M x 8 SIMMs from a Mac IIcx in my 520 STE.
>
>Here we go again: Standard SIMM Reply #1:
>
>The SIMMs are there mainly for the cost and space savings on the PC
>board, not so you can add memory to your machine.  Sometimes we use
>SIPs, not SIMMs, and they're soldered right into the board! Don't rush
>out and buy a 520STe expecting to be able to upgrade it.
>
Your reply is rather arrogant since your supposed to be representing
the company we are responsible for keeping in business.

What you should have said was don't buy any Atari product expecting
to be able to upgrade it unless you want to kludge it and work with
little or no support from Atari.
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From: lawrence@isc-br.ISC-BR.COM (Lawrence Kelley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: SIMMS for the ST
Message-ID: <2795@isc-br.ISC-BR.COM>
Date: 8 Mar 90 21:22:46 GMT
Organization: ISC-Bunker Ramo, Spokane, Wa.
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