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From: mmm!us214777@uc.msc.umn.edu (John C. Schultz)
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Subject: Re: SPARCserver 3rd party integration (trying to save $$$)
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>+ Is there 3rd party memory available ? 

In late July I ordered an add-on memory board from SUN who was (and
perhaps still is) the only vendor capable of suppling the little 3U high
memory boards which contain 16 MB of DRAM.  So I bought a board.  About
when I got delivery (Nov 1) I found out that you can buy 4 MB SIMMS (from
PARITY to name one vendor) to replace the memory on the 4/330 motherboard.
This works out to be 32 MB for about the same price that SUN charges for
16 MB on the add-on card (PCB's are expensive right :-)). Plus you get the
8MB that was originally on the 4/330 motherboard.

Anyway, third party memory is definitely available.  We also use the same
Bit 3 bus repeaters in the 4/330 as we do in our 3/160.  The only problem
I have seen is an apparent problem with the SUN 4 vme24d16 device driver
during debugging (which I have mentioned before on the net).

John C. Schultz                   EMAIL: jcschultz@mmm.3m.com
3M Company                        WRK: +1 (612) 733 4047
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