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From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
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Subject: Re: SIMM speeds questions
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Date: 21 Aug 90 20:21:44 GMT
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In article <1990Aug20.225807.16545@cs.umn.edu> aslakson@cs.umn.edu (Brian Aslakson) writes:
>russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) writes:
>
>>>4. Can I mix 150ns and 120ns SIMMS in questions 1 and 2?
>>Not in the same row, but each row can have different speeds.
>>(flamers, SHUT UP. flame Apple, they said it)
>
>Because you aren't the first to say something stupid, I won't flame you.
>Because you realize it's stupid and still say it, I will flame you.

I don't know that it is stupid-- I'm not into hardware, and informed engineers
disagree.  The common-sense answer would be that you can mix speeds freely,
but common sense doesn't always apply in electronics (witness the SCSI-bus
termination horrors)

>Of course, I was always taught to not make fun of those less gifted than the
>rest of us.

I'm glad you learned your lesson and made fun of me instead.


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