Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!ag14+ From: ag14+@andrew.cmu.edu (Albert H. Gough) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: IIx vs IIcx Message-ID: Date: 29 Nov 89 22:33:26 GMT References: <6080@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> <7185@cbnewsm.ATT.COM> <1118@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU>, <1119@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> Organization: Biology, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 6 In-Reply-To: <1119@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> The IIx hardware is not compatible with 4 Mb SIMMs made from 4 Mbit chips. This is explained in detail in the latest version of TechNote #176. The IIcx does not have this problem. If you think you might want more than 8 Mb some time in the future, you should consider this. Bert Gough