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- From: J056600@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
- Subject: Re: IBM PS/2 4MB Simms - are they standard
- Message-ID: <92254.29809.J056600@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM>
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- Organization: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 15:22:08 GMT
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- In <XP4uqB2w165w@zswamp.UUCP>, Geoffrey Welsh writes:
-
- >steveh@zentronics.ca (Steve Haller) writes:
-
- >Hi, Steve!
-
- >> I have had given to me some IBM 4MB Simm modules (Blue box and all)
- >> and I would like to find out if these are industry standard 4 MB simms or
- >> IBM proprietary??.
-
- > As far as I know, the PS/2 uses industry-standard SIMMs, and 4 MB SIMMs are
- >increasingly common. I am not aware os any incompatible SIMM formats.
-
- > Of course, there are always SIPPs and ZIPs, but they are visibly distinct,
- >so you wouldn't get them confused.
-
- There's no such thing as 4 MB SIPPS...is there? My middle-aged machine (a
- 386DX/20) uses SIPPS. I haven't heard of anything larger than 1 MB. In fact,
- larger capacity would enable me to nurse a couple more good years out of my PC,
- since my usage does not depend on screaming speed...just upgradability.
-
- Oh, and if there are 4 MB SIPPS, where are they? I'd also be on the phone with
- the motherboard manufacturer pronto.
-
- Tim Irvin j056600@lmsc5.is.lmsc.lockheed.com
-