Re: Which memory for Sparc IPX?

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From: Craig Dewick
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 00:00

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In <1998032223394400.SAA09827@ladder01.news.aol.com> hughesmj@aol.com (HughesMJ) writes:

>I have recently acquired a Sun IPX Workstation with 16 MB of memory on board.
>It appears to take 72 pin sims. Does anyone know what type of memory I need?
>Will ordinary PC simms do, if so do I get PARITY, NON PARITY, or EDO???

>Also do I need to upgrade in pairs like you do with PCs? It appears to only
>have one simm at the moment.

You can use standard 4 or 16 meg 72-pin single-bit-parity (ie. 33-bit)
*SIMM's. EDO RAM will not* work in any Sun machine.

IPX's don't require SIMM's to be always installed in pairs like most other
Sun machines of similar vintage. 

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Craig.
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From: cdewick@lios.apana.org.au (Craig Dewick)
Subject: Re: Which memory for Sparc IPX?
Date: 1998/03/23
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