Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ginosko!aplcen!haven!adm!smoke!gwyn
From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: OctoRAM memory card/MDIdeas
Message-ID: <11137@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Date: 24 Sep 89 02:54:31 GMT
References: <8909231017.AA29949@trout.nosc.mil>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn)
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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In article <8909231017.AA29949@trout.nosc.mil> lvirden@pro-tcc.cts.com (Larry Virden) writes:
>Kareth and other Octoram owners - I am hearing conflicting info as to how
>memory has to be added to the OR.  I have been told that it has to be added 4
>meg at a time.  Someone with one want to comment?

I don't have my OctoRAM pamphlet (can't call it a manual!) at hand right now.
However, I recall that there may have been some constraints, but not that
severe.  Basically it takes from 1 to 8 SIMMs.  If the SIMM uses 256Kbit
chips, then 1 SIMM = 256Kbytes.  If the SIMM uses 1Mbit chips, then
1 SIMM = 1Mbytes.  You cannot mix 256K with 1M.  I'm sure that the following
configurations are supported:
	4 x 256K = 1Mbytes
	8 x 256K = 2Mbytes (this is how mine is configured; it seems the
			best size for current GS software)
	4 x 1M = 4Mbytes
	8 x 1M = 8Mbytes (may not properly support DMA requests)