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From: jeffl@sequent.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: What is the difference between SIMMs and DRAMs?
Message-ID: <1991Jun28.175628.4460@sequent.com>
Date: 28 Jun 91 17:56:28 GMT
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In article <3155@amsaa-cleo.brl.mil> cgaeth@amsaa-cleo.brl.mil (Christopher Gaeth) writes:
>Hello fellow netters,
>
>     I check the FAQ first and didn't see this question so I figured I'd ask
>it here.  I would like to know the difference between SIMM chips and DRAM
>chips.  I'm planning on adding more memory to my machine and it takes SIMMS
>and I was wondering why they are so much more expensive (10X's as much).
>

Actually, it's the difference between SIMM's and DIP's, not DRAMS.

A SIMM (Single In-line Memory Module) is a group of DRAM's in a single
plug-in package.

A DIP (Dual In-line Package) refers to an individual (DRAM or other)
chip.

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jeffl

Sequent Computer Systems
Beaverton, OR.