Re: chips

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Randy Shackelford writes ...

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> ....
> 
> He's talking about Apple's slinky card. In addition to being the only periph-
> eral slot memory card Apple ever made, if you look back in this thread you'll
> see that he mentions gaps in the rows of chips. That's because the 256K banks
> of chips on that card are set up weirdly; every fourth chip in each row is in
> the same bank. The sure fire way to get the card working is to fill it up
> with chips. This will cost a pittance these days if you rummage around the
> junk piles in used computer stores. I've filled up every spare memory card I
> have with 256K chips salvaged from junked 286 logic boards which I picked up
> for $1-2 a pop.
> ....

     Thanks for the info!

     We have supported many an upgrade via dumpster diving. It's surprising how 
much neat hardware you can get for nothing or nearly nothing.



Rubywand