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Article #5127Re: Parity checking
From: Roy Smith
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 1989 20:15
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 1989 20:15
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In <9451@attctc.Dallas.TX.US> torch@attctc.Dallas.TX.US (Jay Finger) writes:
> Writing a parity bit to a RAM chip that doesn't exist (the empty 9th space
> on your 8-bit SIMM) certainly doesn't hurt anything.
As long as the missing chip is the same speed as all the other chips
in the SIMM. Don't go mixing 80ns chips with 70ns spaces or you'll get
memory heartburn! :-)
--
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!phri!roy From: roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Parity checking Keywords: parity IIci Message-ID: <4009@phri.UUCP> Date: 23 Sep 89 20:15:09 GMT References: <9451@attctc.Dallas.TX.US> Reply-To: roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) Distribution: na Organization: Public Health Research Inst. (NY, NY) Lines: 12