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From: rnf@shumv1.uucp (Rick Fincher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: (none)
Message-ID: <1989Dec8.012343.24071@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Date: 8 Dec 89 01:23:43 GMT
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Reply-To: rnf@shumv1.ncsu.edu (Rick Fincher)
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In article <8912071833.AA03619@sloth.ncsl.nist.gov> glenn@SLOTH.NCSL.NIST.GOV (G.O.D.s Originator) writes:
>Subject: DRAMs
>
>I was wondering, instead of buying 8 256K x1 chips could I get
>2 256K x 4 chips.  The price is a little bit higher but I would be
>able to fit more of the chips in the board.  Has anyone ever done such a thing?

Rob,

You can only use those type chips if the board is designed for it.  The 
Applied Engineering GS RAM Ultra uses 256Kx4 chips.  Those chips are 
actually 1 megabit chips, they are just laid out differently.  The
advantage of those chips in the GS RAM Ultra is that you can add 256KBytes
at a time (instead of one meg at a time with 1 mbit X 1) by plugging in
two chips.  This is easier on your wallet, or at least lets you damage
your finances in smaller chunks!

Rick Fincher
rnf@shumv1.ncsu.edu