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- From: andy@ie.utoronto.ca (Andy Sun)
- Subject: Re: Memory questions about DS 5000/240
- Message-ID: <BzMszE.Ivu@ie.utoronto.ca>
- Keywords: memory
- Organization: University of Toronto, Department of Industrial Engineering
- References: <1g4bk1INN4r4@urmel.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> <1992Dec14.205004.15667@nntpd2.cxo.dec.com> <1897@niktow.canisius.edu>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 22:54:49 GMT
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- pavlov@niktow.canisius.edu (Greg Pavlov) writes:
-
- > Note that in the DS 5000/2nn machines, memory upgrades are performed via
- > addition of cards, not simms themselves.
-
- > greg pavlov
- > pavlov@fstrf.org
-
- That is not entirely true. The MS02-AA and MS02-CA ARE SIMMs themselves.
- It's just that these error correction SIMMs are HUGE in size like one
- of your average TV remote controls. Each "card" is a bank of SIMMs alright.
- You are not adding extra adapter cards for the SIMMs during memory upgrades.
-
- Andy
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