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From: mdj@apple.com (Michael D. Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: New SIMMs for the Macintosh IIci???
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Date: 25 Sep 89 16:42:18 GMT
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In article <781@ndcheg.cheg.nd.edu> jeff@ndcheg.cheg.nd.edu (Jeffrey C. 
Kantor) writes:
> What is a F)ull P)age M)ode SIMM?  I know what the 80ns bit is all about,
> but what does the FPM bit mean?

FPM stands for *Fast* Page Mode not Full Page Mode.  Page Mode RAM allows 
the RAS line to be held down while the CAS line is used to pulse bits out 
quickly.

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