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From: robin@csuchico.edu (Robin Goldstone)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: More info on the new Macs
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Date: 17 Oct 90 18:10:25 GMT
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In article <6296@ge-dab.GE.COM> vita@sunny.dab.ge.com (Mark Vita) writes:
>
>* Maximum RAM in the Classic: 4 MB
>  Maximum RAM in the LC: 10 MB
>  Maximum RAM in the IIsi: 17 MB (!)
>
>* The new Macs will make use of some odd-sized SIMMs.  Mention was
>  made of a 512K SIMM and a 2MB SIMM.
>
I'm curious about the new RAM configurations, specifically in the IIsi.
I heard that there is 1Mb RAM "on board", so this machine must then have
four slots for SIMMS?  If so, then SIMMS must be installed in pairs (not
counting the first 1MB)?  

If this is true, then you could have: 2MB, 3MB, 3.5 MB, 5MB, 9MB, 9.5MB,
11MB, 17MB using combinations of 256K, 1MB and 4MB SIMMS!  Did I get
all the permutations?  If Mark is right about 512K and 2MB SIMMS, then
you could have -- oh forget it!

OK, that was my brain exercise for the day...
  
Robin Goldstone, Systems Software Specialist
California State University, Chico Computing Services
robin@csuchico.edu