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From: kateley@Apple.COM (Jim Kateley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: LaserWriter II SC memory question
Summary: You can move IISC memory to IINTX
Message-ID: <24677@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 24 Jan 89 05:46:53 GMT
References: <736@ethz.UUCP> <465@internal.Apple.COM>
Organization: Apple Computer, Campbell CA
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In article <465@internal.Apple.COM> casseres@Apple.COM (David Casseres) writes:
>In article <736@ethz.UUCP> czychi@bernina.UUCP (Gary Czychi) writes:
>
>>could somebody tell me why there are SIMM-sockets in the LW II SC and NTX
>>but not in the NT?
>>And why does the SC need these sockets? Will the print quality, print area
>>or printing speed be enhanced using 1 Meg SIMMs? Is it possible/allowed to
>>use 1 Meg parts at all? Would the performance be significantly better??
>
>The SC has socketed memory to allow for possible future development.  With
>present firmware/software, however, it has no way of using more memory.  I'm
>not familiar with details of the hardware design, so I'm not sure what would
>happen with 1 Meg parts, but I am sure that there would be no enhancement.
>
>The NTX is capable of using more memory than it is shipped with; I'm not
>sure how you go about it.
>
>David Casseres

Additionally, if you upgrade your IISC to a IINTX, you can use the
1Meg of memory that was in the IISC in the IINTX and make it a 3Meg
printer...