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From: scotte@applix.com (Scott Evernden)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Question about mixed memory speeds in a 386
Message-ID: <1197@applix.com>
Date: 17 May 91 18:49:24 GMT
References: <1991May9.212719.4324@viewlogic.com>
Reply-To: scotte@applix.UUCP (Scott Evernden)
Organization: APPLiX Inc., WestboroMA
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In article <1991May9.212719.4324@viewlogic.com> greg@suntan.viewlogic.com (Gregory Larkin) writes:
>My dad has a 16mhz 386sx with 2 1Meg SIMMs in it for memory.
>
>He would like to upgrade the memory to 4 Meg total, so he
>wants to buy 2 more meg.  The existing SIMMs have 80ns access
>times.  He would like to buy 100ns SIMMs and put them in with
>the 80ns SIMMs.  Will this present a problem to the computer?

Not likely... but why bother chancing it?  The diff in price between
80 and 100ns 1 meg SIMMS is just a cupla bucks.

-scott