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From: amanda@visix.com (Amanda Walker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Will 9 bit SIMMS work in a Mac+
Keywords: SIMMS, Mac+, memory, upgrades
Message-ID: <1991Mar5.172641.16410@visix.com>
Date: 5 Mar 91 17:26:41 GMT
References: <1991Mar5.140436.2325@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
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baz@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu writes [about 9-bit SIMMs in a Mac]:
>1) Will they fit?  2) Will they work?

Yes and yes.  Many 8-bit SIMMs these days are actually 9-bit SIMM boards
without the last chip on them.  The extra data line is ignored on the Mac.

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Amanda Walker						      amanda@visix.com
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