Re: PARITY SIMMS(was: Re: Older hardware running newer software (was: Re: etc))
Hello!
Why not watch out at ebay.com? Very exotic HW components are sold there!!
Kind Regards,
Stephan Hachinger
----- Original Message -----
From: <m_shapiro@bigfoot.com>
To: "Debian User" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 4:50 PM
Subject: RE: Older hardware running newer software (was: Re: Installing D
> Good luck!
>
> I have a 486-33, as well. I had 8MB of memory when I first installed
linux and
> X. It worked, but not real fast. An extra 4MB helped, but I would sure
like
> more. My system uses 72 pin SIMMS, but it wants PARITY memory. I can
> occaisionally find non-parity memory in 72 pin SIMMS, but not parity
memory.
> If anyone knows when I can get 1 - 4 16MB 72 pin PARITY SIMMS at a
reasonable
> price (I'm currently unemployed) it would be greatly appreciated.
>
> > On Aug 13 2000, s. keeling wrote:
> >> RAM tends to help more than upgrading to a faster processor would.
> >
> > Indeed. Really. The chance to avoid swaps is incredible. The
> > only problem is that not all older boards support that much of
> > RAM (and not all of them support even 72-way memory chips;
> > my 486DX33 only supports RAM chips with 30-connectors -- don't
> > know what these chips are called).
> >
> > []s desperately looking for upgrading the 8MB to 16MB, Roger...
>
> Marc Shapiro
http://www.bigfoot.com/~m_shapiro/
> -- Linux IS user-friendly. It is just picky about who its friends are.
>
>
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