Re: Can Gateway 386 30-pin SIMMs work in IIgs QRAM card?

[buggie@auriga.unm.edu (stephen e buggie)]

FOLLOW-UP TO MY MEMO ON IBM SIMMS IN APPLE:

Two readers responded to suggest that no damage was likely to be done by
trying, so I inserted the four 9-RAM simms into my QRAM/Pacemark 4 meg
card and then inserted the card into the Rom 01 IIgs.

It works!  The System 6.0.1 finder recognizes the 4 megs of ram, and also
the QRAM diagnostics test also PASSED all the ram tests!

Incidentally, I noticed on the 30-pin SIMMS that I removed from the QRAM/
Pacemark card, there is an empty space for a ninth RAM on the SIMM card.

So, the $5 I paid for the junked Gateway "386" was well worth it!  I got
an excellent AT-style 230 watt power supply, and 4 megs of RAM usable in
my IIgs!  Plus plenty of jumpers, standoffs, jackscrews, and a
mini-speaker.

The upshot of all this is that if you find a junked IBM compatible, there
is plenty in it that you can use it in your Apple!



CONVERTING THE IBM-STYLE POWER SUPPLY YOU ALREADY OWN, TO RUN YOUR IIE OR
IIGS:


Finally, if you get a good IBM-style power supply and want to convert it
to Bugg-power your Apple II, you have two options:

(a) Ship the unit to me and I will attach the 5 ft Bugg-Power cable for
$14 plus $5.00 return shipping.  Cooling fan speed control potentiometer/
knob is an optional extra @ $5.00

OR

(b) Get my "cable-only" 5 ft cable and plug.  This allows you to plug the
unit to the cable.  It connects to two Molex-4 plugs, the P8 plug, and the
P9 plug.  Cost is $14 plus $3 shipping within U.S.  Full instructions are
included.

Steve Buggie
200 College Rd
Gallup NM 87301










: Last weekend in Albuquerque, I bought a junked Gateway "386" computer, 
: made in 1990, to get its power supply.

: I salvaged screws, etc, and also four 30-pin SIMMs from its motherboard.

: QUESTION:  I have a QRAM (Pacemark) 4 meg RAM card for IIgs, that takes 
: one meg SIMMs.  Could these simms from the Gateway 2000 be installed in 
: that card?

: I am uncertain of compatibility.  The A2/Mac one meg 30-pin SIMMs each 
: have 8 cips on the simm, but these from Gateway 386 have NINE chips.

: Would anything be damaged if they were installed in QRAM and tried?  I 
: dont mind if the QRAM failed to recognize the memory beyond 4 megs, but 
: dont want to try if it will zap my ram card or IIgs.

: Also, I salvaged three huge INTEL processors from the Gateway.  One says 
: 386-33; another says 386-DL.

: Can I resell these on the IBM net?  To avoid appearing as a fool, what is 
: the likely value of the three chip 386 set?  Pins are all in excellent 
: condition.

: Please reply to the net and also to my e-mail account    buggie@unm.edu
: because I can print only from e-mail.


: --------------------------------------

: P.S.  I expect to have e-mail almost daily this week.  I whined to the 
: dean about e-mail cutoff during the college intersession, and they have 
: opened the computer room for 2 hours each day Mon-Thurs.

: Steve Buggie
: Gallup NM		buggie@unm.edu