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From: tbutler@wpi.wpi.edu (Tim Butler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Apple is dumping 120ns SIMMS into SE/30s
Message-ID: <7552@wpi.wpi.edu>
Date: 2 Feb 90 03:38:13 GMT
References: <15@hite386.UUCP>
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass.
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In-reply-to: steve@hite386.UUCP's message of 1 Feb 90 06:18:00 GMT

In article <15@hite386.UUCP> steve@hite386.UUCP (Steve Hite) writes:

>   Why does Apple put low speed memory chips in their high speed SE/30s? 
>   Are they too cheap to use 80ns?  

If they used more expensive ones the price would jump $1000.
Seriously though, faster RAM wouldn't speed anything up. The system would
still allow 120ns for memory access. BUT, at least you can take faster
chips with you when you upgrade in 2-3 years. (So save those 120ns 256K
chips)

					tim

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Tim Butler
tbutler@wpi.wpi.edu
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute