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From: chad@oscar.cs.byu.edu (Chad)
Subject: Re: 32-bits: what's the big deal?
Reply-To: chad@yvax.byu.edu
Organization: Brigham Young University
Date: Mon, 20 May 91 22:07:53 GMT
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In article <674696625.0@blkcat.FidoNet>,
Charlie.Mingo@p4218.f421.n109.z1.FidoNet.Org (Charlie Mingo) writes:
|>    It seems that, until 4Mb SIMMs become more reasonably priced,*
|>there will be 
|>no macs out there with more than 8Mb real RAM.  Since virtual memory
|>is not
|>supposed to be more than double real, it would seem that the 13 or 14
|>Mb
|>limit imposed by 24-bit mode can handle existing hardware adequately.

...

|>* Currently, 4Mb SIMMs go for about $800 each; on 32-bit machines, SIMMs have
|>to be matched in banks of four, so the minimum 4Mb SIMM configuration is 16Mb
|>for $3200.    Does *anyone* out there have a Mac with 4Mb SIMMs?
|>

Uhh, 4 meg simms are about $165-185 now.  Look in MacWeek!
I justbought 2 of them for my LC which now runs 10 meg RAM.


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Chad Leigh 
Brigham Young University / on leave from DEC
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