Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!hybrid!scifi!bywater!uunet!samsung!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!mentor.cc.purdue.edu!mace.cc.purdue.edu!abe From: abe@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Vic Abell) Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix Subject: Re: Memory upgrades to R/6000s Keywords: third party memory Message-ID: <6614@mace.cc.purdue.edu> Date: 17 Jan 91 20:31:35 GMT References: <1991Jan16.153700.10512@news.nd.edu> <3396@d75.UUCP> Reply-To: abe@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Vic Abell) Organization: Purdue University Lines: 80 I enclose two articles previously posted on this subject. I have also discussed the possibility of obtaining unpopulated memory boards from IBM with my local ACIS rep. While he was initially optimistic that it would be possible to get them if the order quantity was large enough, he does not now believe it will be possible. Vic Abell Article 2758 of comp.unix.aix: >From: mccalpin@perelandra.cms.udel.edu (John D. McCalpin) Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix Subject: Re: Non IBM Scsi Disk and memory Date: 27 Nov 90 20:36:54 GMT >> On 27 Nov 90 16:36:30 GMT, donp@niaid.nih.gov (Don Preuss) said: Don> [.....] Also, IBM is charging a shitload for Don> their memory boards and SIMMS. Has anyone tried 3rd party memory/or Don> recommend where to get it from. I know of 3 vendors who are advertising RS/6000 SIMMs. I also know that the SIMMs from at at least the first two of these vendors actually work, since I have had some in my machine for testing. #1 Impediment, Inc. 333 Franklin St Duxbury, MA 02332 (617) 837-8877 #2 Clearpoint 1-800-253-2778 #3 Dataram 1-800-822-0071 Don't be surprised if there is a bit of a wait on delivery, since no one is really geared up for production yet. 1 MB, 2 MB, and 4 MB SIMM's should be available in quantity from these guys by January or so (my guess). -- John D. McCalpin mccalpin@perelandra.cms.udel.edu Assistant Professor mccalpin@brahms.udel.edu College of Marine Studies, U. Del. J.MCCALPIN/OMNET Article 2941 of comp.unix.aix: >From: lab3e@landau5.phys.virginia.edu (Louis A. Bloomfield) Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix Subject: Non IBM Memory for RS/6000 Date: 11 Dec 90 17:31:11 GMT A number of individuals have asked about 3rd party memory for the RS/6000 machines (e.g. posting on Nov 27, 1990 by Don Preuss: donp@niaid.nih.gov). The actual memory cards are themselves difficult to clone, however SIMM kits (eight SIMM modules) to upgrade these cards to 16 MB or 32 MB are now being sold by: Impediment, Inc. 333 Franklin Street Duxbury, MA 02332 (617) 837-8877 at a price of less than $200 per MB. They are already shipping the kits. I have had a 32 MB kit in my model 320 for about a month and its works beautifully. I purchased my machine with only 8 MB of memory, hoping that some company would sell me SIMMs for a price more in line with the actual cost of the memory chips. I seem to have gotten lucky. The SIMM kits work in the models 320, 520, and 530. Unfortunately, IBM issued the model 540 with special 3.5 volt memory chips, so that these new SIMM kits will not work in the model 540 until they are field changed by IBM. ------------------------------------------------------------- Louis A. Bloomfield LAB3E@VIRGINIA.EDU Assistant Professor Department of Physics University of Virginia