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From: emmo@moncam.co.uk (Dave Emmerson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Suntac baby-286 memory upgrade?
Message-ID: <357@marvin.moncam.co.uk>
Date: 10 Jan 90 19:47:17 GMT
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In article <25a1083b:3560.2comp.sys.ibm.pc;1@vpnet.UUCP>, akcs.amparsonjr@vpnet.UUCP (Anthony M. Parson, Jr.) writes:
> The last two messages are really the first two that showed concern over
> eventual upgrading, and the waste of the original RAM.  I'm contemplating
> getting a 386 mboard, which (most of them) can have 1 or 2 meg with 256K
> chips, or 4 or 8 meg with 1 mbit chips.  If you want to upgrade to the
> max from the included 1st meg of RAM, you'll end up losing $100 or so.
> Moral, buy 4 ms at the beginning. You won't have to wste any
> when adding.

Good for you! Before you buy though, check that the specs of your DRAMS
match the expectations of the upgrade board, there's more to it than
just the capacity of the device: access time, page/nibble mode, and 
package (pinout style) are also important. Some motherboards expect
your DRAMS to be on SIMMs or SIPs, though these usually state 
'256K x 8' (or 256K x 9) as opposed to '8 x 256K'.

What about the waste of the rest of the old motherboard though?
aren't you throwing away $100 or more there? 

Who me? A wet blanket? Nah, must've been that bed-bath....

Dave E.