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- From: wingo@apple.com (Tony Wingo)
- Subject: Re: accellerators for IIci (Summary)
- Sender: news@mumbo.apple.com
- Message-ID: <wingo-230792130419@zardoz.apple.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 20:07:22 GMT
- References: <WEIGERT.92Jul22175858@etlhit.etl.go.jp> <WEIGERT.92Jul23211924@etlhit.etl.go.jp> <1992Jul23.184308.29829@tcsi.com>
- Organization: Apple Computer
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- > >As far as the Quadra upgrade is concerned, this raises a
- > >second question for me. I believe that the Quadra upgrade
- > >will bring a IIci to a Quadra 700. Now I am under the
- > >impression that the Quadra 700 has only 4 SIMM slots. I
- > >currently have 32MB memory in my IIci, which I do need (8 x
- > >4MB). Does this mean if I get the Quadra upgrade I have to
- > >either go back to 16 MB (4 x 4MB) or shell out the extra
- > >money to get 2 additional 16MB SIMMs to bring me to 40MB (2
- > >x 16 + 2 x 4)?
- > >
- > more edited for brevity
- >
- > If I remember correctly, the Quadra comes with 4MB already soldered on the
- > mother board and four empty simm slots. Thus with your current memory you would
- > have 20MB on your ci. Of course if 20MB is still not enough memory you could
- > put 16MB chips is the slots giving you 68MB of memory. Hope this helps.
-
- There is a warning in Tech Note 176 to the effect that since the SIMM slots
- in a Quadra 700 are behind the disk drive, 16-MB SIMM may not fit. (This
- is not a problem with the 900 or 950). Anybody tried it?
-
- -tony
-
- >>usual disclaimer<<
-