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- From: leec4@rpi.edu (CD LEE)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
- Subject: Re: 6 VRAM slots in Q700, only 4 in Q950?
- Message-ID: <leec4-211292154250@design3.meche.rpi.edu>
- Date: 21 Dec 92 20:44:25 GMT
- References: <8152@news.duke.edu>
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- Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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- In article <8152@news.duke.edu>, gk1@acpub.duke.edu (Gavin Kistner) wrote:
- >
- > I'm looking through your typical Apple leaf-book advertising the Quadra's
- > (700&950) and yes, I'm drooling, and I'm checking out the shots of the
- > innards with little labels showing what's what, and WOW, the Q950 has more
- > of everything (obviously) except...wait...their are 6 VRAM slots inside the
- > little ole 700, and only 4 inside the 950. Was this picture a fake-mac
- > cadaver so that readers wouldn't be frightened by the gore, or does the 700
- > have more VRAM posibility?
- >
- > Also, what's up with only _one_ ADB port on the 950, and two on the 700? I
- > gots two on my fx, andlove not having to have the mouse hooked to the
- > keyboard. Anyone know why apple axed the second in the 950?
- >
- > _____________________________________________________________________________
- > Gavin Kistner "Damn the hard drive! Full Install ahead!"
- > gk1@acpub.duke.edu No, I don't speak for Duke. Duh.
- > _____________________________________________________________________________
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- Total VRAM Quadra can be installed is 2MB
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- Q700 only have 512kVRAM on board, so they have 6 slots to hold
- 6x256KVRAM=1.5MB
- Q950 or Q900 have 1MB VRAM on board, so only need 4 slots to hold
- additional 1MB
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- CD LEE, Chun-Da Lee leec4@rpi.edu
- ITS Consultant, Information Technology Service CD_Lee@MTS.RPI.EDU
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
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