From: hades@coos.dartmouth.edu (Brian V. Hughes)
Subject: Re: Help with SIMM configuration
Reply-To: hades@Dartmouth.Edu
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
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rcs8@po.CWRU.Edu (Robert C. Sprecher) writes:

>Can someone please help me understand the current situation
>regarding SIMMS?

    Sure. I can give is a shot...

>I have a IIsi which I will probably keep for another 2 years.
>I would like to add more memory, ie go from 5 MB to 17 MB.
>I know that I will need 4 x 4MB, 80ns or faster SIMMS.
>Which SIMMS, 30 pin or 72 pin?

    You need to get the 30-pin simms.

>Would the SIMMS I get today be usable in 2 years with a 
>newer, more powerful system?

    If you mean in a "newer, more powerful" Mac system then the answer
is no. Apple has stated that all new Macs will use the 72-pin SIMMs and
no longer use the 30-pin SIMMs.

-Hades
