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Article #453Re: SIMM pricing
From: Dave the Hirko
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 1989 16:04
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 1989 16:04
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much discussion has gone on about the difference between the 9 module PC SIMM and the 8 module Mac SIMM. This ninth module has to do with the PC's approach to memory. Consider for every 8 bits of memory, the PC needs a ninth 'parity' bit to fool around with. The Macintosh was not set up the same way. Therefore, without any guarantees (although I have two 9 module SIMMs in my Mac), Macs can go about ignoring the extra bit and still function properly. David A. Hirko Academic Computing Services University of California, San Diego DISCLAIMER (from Hell) : My views are mine. All mine. Just Mine. DB: "I'm going to put Oscar down now." PV: "No, let me do that for you.... You're short, your bellybutton sticks out too far, and you're a horrible burden on your mother."
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!ucsd!sdcc6!sdacs!david From: david@sdacs.ucsd.EDU (Dave the Hirko) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: SIMM pricing Summary: what the ninth SIMM really is.... Message-ID: <101@sdacs.ucsd.EDU> Date: 21 Jun 89 16:04:00 GMT References: <138@nisca.ircc.ohio-state.edu> <1072@starfish.Convergent.COM> Distribution: comp.sys.mac Organization: University of California, San Diego Lines: 18