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In <gerrymD3pqn3.D98@netcom.com> gerrym@netcom.com (Gerry Morgan) writes:

>I just installed some memory in my Sparc 1. Luckily, a friend of mine 
>lent me a tool for removing the old SIMMs, or I don't know how I'd have 
>got the old ones out. Anyway, can anyone suggest where I could buy one of 
>these SIMM-removing tools - I'm sure I'll need to do this again. It's 
>like a little black plastic T-bar with bits that hook into the holes in 
>the SIMMs and allow you to lever out the SIMM.

I know everyone will hate me for suggesting this, but my favourite SIMM
removal tool is a metal fabricators scribing tool with a right-angled
point on one end. The right-angled section is a little over half an inch
long (on mine) and by feeding the point through the hole on each side of
the SIMM and resting the scriber on the top of the socket it's easy to
lever each corner out with very little effort. 

Much easier than sourcing a real SIMM remover and it doesn't do any 
damage to SIMM's or their sockets.

Regards,

Craig.

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