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From: cramer@optilink.UUCP (Clayton Cramer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Ancient IBM PC wants more memory
Message-ID: <1357@optilink.UUCP>
Date: 6 May 89 18:54:23 GMT
References: <17324@mimsy.UUCP>
Organization: Optilink Corporation, Petaluma, CA
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In article <17324@mimsy.UUCP>, spector@brillig.umd.edu (Lee Spector) writes:
> I have an old IBM PC (not XT or anything) that I want to add memory to.
> It now has 256k (with two floppies) and I want it to have at least
> 384k.  I've been getting conflicting stories from IBM dealers about
> the cheapest way to do this.  Some don't even remember the machine,
> and one asked me whether it was a PC 1 or a PC 2.  How am I supposed
> to find this out?  The plate on the back says "model 5150".  I'd appreciate
> any advice that anyone can offer.  (email is probably best)
>  Thanks!  -Lee (spector@brillig.umd.edu)

Take a look at the motherboard.  If it has 16K RAM chips in it, it
is almsot certainly a PC-1.  If it has 256K total on the motherboard,
it is almost certainly a PC-2.  My PC-1 had a serial number around
16xxx.
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Clayton E. Cramer                   {pyramid,pixar,tekbspa}!optilink!cramer
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