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Article #11156Re: Using Macintosh SIMMS on a PC Compatible
From: Timothy Newsham
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1991 06:56
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1991 06:56
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>I have one megs worth of 256K SIMMS that came out of my Mac >Can I use these for memory upgrade in my 286-12? >If these are too slow, can I use them for some RAM disk? Mac memory will not work on IBM PC's at all, no matter what the speed. Memory in the macintosh do not utilitize partiy check SIMMS. Macintosh memory are of the configuration 1x8 (an example) whereas its equivalent on the PC would be 1x9 since you have that extra partiy checking "bit". As far as I know, there would be no applications on any typical IBM-PC setup (ie video card RAM) set-up that could utilize the Mac RAM. Might be wise to just sell it to another Mac owner and use the money to by some compatible RAM. I'm no expert on this so I could be very wrong. Just trying to help :).
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!uokmax!munnari.oz.au!uhccux!wiliki!newsham From: newsham@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu (Timothy Newsham) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Using Macintosh SIMMS on a PC Compatible Message-ID: <13501@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu> Date: 17 Jun 91 06:56:58 GMT References: <1991Jun16.201829.8022@ncsu.edu> Sender: news@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu Reply-To: newsham@wiliki.UUCP (Timothy Newsham) Organization: University of Hawaii, College of Engineering Lines: 17