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[Mark Marlette]

Roger,

Any 1/2 meg board will allow those 1megger to be used. Don't throw them! :)

Mark

Quoting Roger Merchberger <zmerch-coco at 30below.com>:


> Rumor has it that coco at yourdvd.net may have mentioned these words:

>> i've got the 3 8 and 9 chip versions. My question is, do i need to

>> verify that they are 256k or if i send larger simms (they're all 30

>> pin), as long as they are 8/9 chip, will they work as 256k simms in

>> your card? i can plug up and old 486 and verify them if i need to. I

>> bought a lot of them because i thought i might need them one day.

>> Bought all i could find regardless of mem size, but i want to make sure

>> i send useable simms. -r

>

> Only the 8 or 9 chip 256K Simms (the 9th chip is parity, which is

> ignored) will work on a CoCo - Mark already educamated me on that fact

> in the past. It all has to do with DRAM timing issues, and the 1Mbit

> chips just aren't refreshed the same as the 256kbit chips.

>

> I have 80 1Meg 9-chip 30-pin Simms available from an old DEC

> 3-processor 486 server, it rather sucks that I can't use any of them

> for any of my CoCo (or other classic) equipment. I wish I had enough

> knowledge to make 'em into a nice 80Meg Solid State Drive ... IMHO that

> would be kewl beyond belief!

>

> Laterz,

> Roger "Merch" Merchberger

>

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