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From: boris@world.std.com (Boris Levitin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Another Mac II si question
Keywords: Mac, si
Message-ID: <1990Dec2.103412.27642@world.std.com>
Date: 2 Dec 90 10:34:12 GMT
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Organization: The World @ Software Tool & Die
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jbasara@ssdc (jim basara) writes:
>As I stated in an earlier article, I am currently considering purchasing
>a Mac II si.  I was told today that the si is expandable to only 5MB and
>then must be upgraded to 17Meg.  A $2K upgrade.

First, you may go to 9MB using four 2MB SIMMs.  Second, 16MB RAM using
four 4MB SIMMs do not cost $2,000.  $1,500 at worst, and usually considerably
less.

>I would like to hear from some Mac II users who have required more than
>5MB or who forsee the need.
>What type of Mac applications require more than 5Meg (A/UX, XWindows, etc.)?

Besides the advanced stuff (A/UX, X11, SmallTalk), graphics software.  That's
the single biggest RAM gobbler running on the Mac today.  I find it difficult
to do even 8x4" grey-scale in the 3.5MB I have left after running 6.0.7,
MultiFinder 6.1b9, QuickMail, TOPS, Timbuktu, about a dozen other INITs
(mostly business and little pleasure), and 8-bit video.  Other RAM hogs are
databases, especially the 4D or FoxBase relational kind.