Re: NeXTcube Turbo SIMM Slots

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From: M Carling
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 1992 00:21

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In article <!1bHynmk6@cs.psu.edu> melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger)  
writes:
> Btw, there are 16 SIMM slots in the Cube, 8 in the NeXTstations, and 4
> in the Turbos.  I'm not convinced that going to 4 slots in the Turbos
> was necessary.

Aside from the electrical reasons which I posted previously, you may be  
interested to know that the only difference between the Turbo slab board  
and the Turbo cube board is the NeXT Bus Interface Chip and three PALs.  
That saved a lot of design time and money that could be used instead for,  
hypothetically, a high-end workstation and a color portable. That is also  
the main reason why omision of the OD circuitry saved money--not because  
of the cost of the chips.

M Carling
Director, Bay Area NeXT Group
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