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- From: dododge@wam.umd.edu (David O. Dodge)
- Subject: Re: Questions about dn560
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- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 04:18:27 GMT
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- In article <TOSHOK901.92Nov18132019@snake.ucdavis.edu> toshok901@ucdavis.edu (Chris Toshok) writes:
- > I am the proud(?) owner of a new (old) Apollo dn560. Well, I have
- >purchased it, but it is not in my possession yet.
- >
- >One, just how expandable is it (memory-wise). The previous owner
- >told me that it had a limit of 3 megs, and I would be very sad if this were
- >the case.
-
- That's it as far as I know. I think the 580 could be expanded by adding
- the "Turbo" option, but I don't believe any such thing exists for the 560.
- 3Mb isn't much, but it's enough to run the older versions of the OS rather
- well. Try anything after, say, 10.2 and it might seem a litt..(swap)..le
- slu..(swap)..ggi..(swap)..sh.
-
- Could be worse -- my Dn300's have only 1Mb and run the same OS.
-
- > Also, an HP rep (not the most reliable source of information),
- >told me that I could plug in more than one processor (68020).
-
- If you're talking about multiple processors at once, I don't think this
- is possible -- if it can be done this is the first I've heard of it.
- If you're talking about upgrading the CPU to a better model, that might
- be possible but you might have trouble finding the parts to do it.
-
- >Any information about my new (old) workstation would be appreciated.
-
- Well, you'll be able to turn off the heat in the room you put it in :-).
-
- -Dave Dodge/dododge@wam.umd.edu
-