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From: minich@d.cs.okstate.edu (Robert Minich)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: SE/30 maximum memory query.
Message-ID: <1990Dec12.052256.7913@d.cs.okstate.edu>
Date: 12 Dec 90 05:22:56 GMT
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Organization: Oklahoma State University
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by jk3t+@andrew.cmu.edu (Jonathan King):
| The Apple spec sheet lists the maximum memory possible on an SE/30 as
| 8 megs, while the IIsi with half as many slots (and using 4 meg SIMMs)
| can have up to 17 megs.  

  The SE/30 hardware can handle 4MB SIMMs just fine, for a maximum
capability of 32MB. It's Apple software (MacOS) that causes the limit. I
assume A/UX takes advantage of the RAM. If you've been reading the c.s.m
groups much lately, you're sure to have seen discussions (?) on wether
Apple should/will/will-be-sued-if-they-don't provide a ROM upgrade. The
RAM game is the reason.
 
| I'm asking this for a friend who is about to give her daughter one
| heck of a Christmas present, but isn't sure whether it will be an
| SE/30 or a IIsi.  Respond by email or here as you think appropriate.

  Personally, I think the IIsi would be the better choice in the long
because it is bound to be much much more popular than the SE/30. This
implies more options for that slot and other goodies. Plus, you can just
wire it up a greyscale or color monitor whereas the SE/30 requires a
card. The SE/30's slot is apparently not that popular so your choices
there would be more limited.

Disclaimer: I have an SE/30 and I'm a very happy person. (A very broke
            one, too.)
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|_    /| | Robert Minich            |
|\'o.O'  | Oklahoma State University| "I'm a newcomer here, but does the
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|   U    | - Ackphtth               |                    -- dan herrick