Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!udel!haven!umd5!umd5.umd.edu!anderson From: anderson@sapir.cog.jhu.edu (Stephen R. Anderson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: Cube memory board Message-ID: Date: 25 Feb 91 12:42:08 GMT References: Sender: news@umd5.umd.edu Organization: Dept. of Cognitive Science, The Johns Hopkins University Lines: 25 In-reply-to: jwright@cfht.hawaii.edu's message of 25 Feb 91 08:45:10 GMT In article jwright@cfht.hawaii.edu (Jim Wright) writes: Where can you get memory expansion boards for the cube? What do they cost? I'm trying to decide between: * get 4x4MB and throw away 1x4MB of simms (20MB total, no free simm slots) * get expansion board and 1x4MB of simms (16MB total, one bank open) * get expansion board and 4x4MB of simms (24MB total, one bank open) Assuming you're really talking about a cube (not a slab), you seem to be making a mistake about the memory capacity on the CPU board. Cubes have 16 SIMM slots, so you can put in up to 64 MB (16x4MB). If you buy 4 new 4MB SIMMs, you can just plug them in to 4 of the 8 slots that are presently unfilled. You don't need any extra boards. Which is just as well, because there don't seem to be any such products. Now of course if what you have is a slab (not a cube), then you DO have only 8 SIMM sockets. In that case you're limited to what you can put in those positions (since there's no way to add on more memory capacity). Which means only your first option is possible. Steve Anderson Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com