[rescue] dumpster-diving news ($35,000)

[Andrew Weiss]

On Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at 01:19 AM, Phil Brutsche wrote:

> Chris Hedemark wrote:
>
>> And I've got a bunch of Macs that appear on the surface to take SDRAM,
>> but when you actually try it doesn't work that way.  It is really just
>> EDO RAM on a DIMM board.  The notches on the board are slightly off of
>> what you would typically see on SDRAM.
>
> Yea, I've got a couple of those systems myself.  99% of the time 
> they're  pre-G3 systems.
>
> They're 5v EDO/FPM DIMMs, very similar to what SS4s/SS5s take - I've 
> heard that you can put SS4/5 memory in a PCI Mac, but not necessarily 
> the reverse.  They also look similar to what my U5 takes (altho I 
> haven't compared the notches).
>
> Beige G3s & B&W G3s & newer systems take low-profile PC100/PC133 mem 
> sticks - except for iMacs which take SODIMMS, like PC laptops[1].

The Beige are spec'd at PC-66 and the B&W PC-100... the Graphite G4's 
and Quicksilvers until the latest Xserve take PC133.

The B&W doesn't require low profile.  If you open the case you can see 
that there is about 6 or 7 inches of space above the RAM sockets... they 
lie in a plane above the DVD/CD.

So to the person with the PC-100 256'ers... whatcha want for em... + 
including trade of 2 128's... :-) (only partly serious... since I'm 
unemployed...but a generous offer of nearly free would be nice)

-Andrew
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