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From: kurtzman@pollux.usc.edu (Stephen Kurtzman)
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Subject: Re: 32-bits: what's the big deal?
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Date: 21 May 91 00:35:31 GMT
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In article <674696625.0@blkcat.FidoNet> Charlie.Mingo@p4218.f421.n109.z1.FidoNet.Org (Charlie Mingo) writes:

>* 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?

I've seen 4mb simms adverstised in the $200 range. Considering that 1mb
simms are in the $50 range, that makes them roughly equivalent in cost
per mb. 4mb simms are cheap enough now that I would put 16mb in my
SE/30 today if only the darn thing would use it.

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