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From: tgoose@eng.umd.edu (Jason Garms)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: 32-bits: what's the big deal?
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Date: 22 May 91 20:16:41 GMT
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In article <674696625.0@blkcat.FidoNet>, Charlie.Mingo@p4218.f421.n109.z1.FidoNet.Org (Charlie Mingo) writes:
> 
>     At the risk of starting a flame war, I'd like to question why there's such
> a flap over "32-bit clean" ROM's at the moment.
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> * 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?
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Currently you can buy 4MB SIMMs for about $225 each.
-- 
Jason Garms
tgoose@eng.umd.edu