Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site gcc-milo.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!harvard!gcc-milo!timp From: timp@gcc-milo.ARPA (Tim Peacock) Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: RAM ugrades Message-ID: <372@gcc-milo.ARPA> Date: Sat, 26-Oct-85 16:25:06 EST Article-I.D.: gcc-milo.372 Posted: Sat Oct 26 16:25:06 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 31-Oct-85 06:28:23 EST References: <1058@decwrl.UUCP> Reply-To: timp@gcc-milo.UUCP (Tim Peacock) Organization: General Computer Company, Cambridge Ma Lines: 14 Summary: In reference to the reliability of sockets: I seem to recall the rule of thumb being: The addition of a socketed chip, in place of a soldered chip has the same effect upon reliability as adding another chip. I believe this comes from an ATT manual on reliability. Thus, if Apple (for example) was to add socketed RAMs, it would be equivalent, in terms of reliability, to adding 16 more chips to the digital board. All in all, I'll take the soldered version. Tim Peacock