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From: long@mcntsh.enet.dec.com (Rich Long)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: A IIsi or a IIci?
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Date: 6 Dec 90 10:30:57 GMT
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In article <572@caslon.cs.arizona.edu>, jtgorman@cs.arizona.edu (J. Taggart Gorman) writes...
>  With the current limit of usable system memory at 8 megs, a IIsi user can
>get to that limit quickly with 2 meg SIMMs.  (Yes, the ci user can get there
>with 1 meg SIMMs, but that's not my point.)  You can get up to 17 megs and
>I really don't think many of us need that much memory.  Hell, I'll be
>happy with the 5 megs I will have.

 Well, I take the attitude that one can never have too much memory. Just
 think, when the Plus first came out, 1MB was considered a lot; now, it's
 minimal, and when System 7.0 appears, it will be inadequate.

 Things like color paint programs, sound digitizers, page layout applications,
 etc. can be quite memory-hungry. 17MB may sound like a lot now, but as
 applications grow in capability and complexity, so will memory needs. I'd just
 rather have a system that can easily expand if need be. 

 [BTW, does anyone know what the limit is on Nubus expansion memory?]

 Yes, I know about Virtual, and it's very nice, but there's no substitute
 for real memory. Take it from one currently using a 16MB VAX, and I could use
 a lot more!

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