Xref: utzoo misc.forsale:7130 comp.sys.mac:36195
Path: utzoo!censor!geac!jtsv16!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!agate!apple!cjp
From: cjp@Apple.COM (Chris Plummer)
Newsgroups: misc.forsale,comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: 256K SIMMS forsale!
Keywords: memory simm
Message-ID: <33874@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 9 Aug 89 22:07:19 GMT
References: <39440@sgi.SGI.COM> <39816@sgi.SGI.COM> <19285@vax5.CIT.CORNELL.EDU>
Distribution: usa
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
Lines: 27

In article <19285@vax5.CIT.CORNELL.EDU> z8my@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (Samuel Paik) writes:
>In article <39816@sgi.SGI.COM> grego@darkeyes.sgi.com (Greg Orsini) writes:
>>> >>>>>>>>>>> 256K SIMMs <<<<<<<<<<<<<
>>
>>>   - taken out of working Macs for upgrades
>>>   - 150ns
>       ^^^
>>>   - large qty available
>>>   - price too high??? let me know what you think.
>>> 
>
>What use does anyone have for these?  The only useful place for 256K SIMMS
>is in Mac II/IIx/IIcx/SEx computers, but they require at least 120ns!
>
>Sam Paik

I've used 150's in both a Mac II and a IIx without any problems.  It
depends on the dram chips I guess.  Just becuase they say 150 on them
doesn't mean they really are that slow.  Of course I've only tried
this with a few SIMMS.  I'm not sure what percentage are usable on
a Mac II or faster CPU.
 
  
Chris Plummer                                              AppleLink: PLUMMER1
Communications Product Development                     internet: cjp@Apple.com
Apple Computer, Inc.              UUCP:  {amdahl,decwrl,sun,unisoft}!apple!cjp