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From: easton@andrews.edu (Jeff Easton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.zenith
Subject: Re: RAM for Zenith 386/33 Mhz
Message-ID: <254741201390@andrews.edu>
Date: 13 Jan 90 17:40:09 GMT
Reply-To: easton@andrews.edu (Jeff Easton)
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Organization: Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Mi
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In article <10284@saturn.ucsc.edu>, claude@saturn.ucsc.edu (Claude Noshpitz) writes:
> In article <351@csnz.co.nz> paul@csnz.co.nz (Paul Gillingwater) writes:
> >
> >   [Stuff about parity RAM being non standard]
 
  Whats so different about that?  Most IBM compatibles except those
trying to save the cost of one RAM chip use parity.
  The /20, /25, and /33 machines use STANDARD x36 SIMM's (JEDEC standard
I think).  Most other 32 bit PC compatibles use these SIMM's as well.
They save alot of real estate on the mother board.  Instead of upgrading
with four x9 SIMM's at a time this system requires only one SIMM at a time.
 
> The RAM needed is somewhat exotic static-column, etc. and definitelyO
> NOT 'standard' clone stuff.  I obtained some at around 40% of Zenith's 

Wrong, Wrong, Wrong!  The only ZDS machine to use static column mode
DRAM's was the 0 Wait State Z248 (the goverment version wasnt 0 ws).
All other versions use the more popular Enhanced Page Mode or just
Page Mode DRAM's
 
> Claude
 
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Systems Engineer        OEM Engineering
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