From owner-freebsd-hardware Sat Dec 14 20:19:22 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id UAA19992 for hardware-outgoing; Sat, 14 Dec 1996 20:19:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from GndRsh.aac.dev.com (GndRsh.aac.dev.com [198.145.92.241]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id UAA19986 for ; Sat, 14 Dec 1996 20:19:17 -0800 (PST) Received: (from rgrimes@localhost) by GndRsh.aac.dev.com (8.7.5/8.7.3) id UAA07942; Sat, 14 Dec 1996 20:18:52 -0800 (PST) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <199612150418.UAA07942@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Subject: Re: Tyan Tomcat ? 256 MB RAM ? DIMMs ? In-Reply-To: <199612111440.IAA14168@plains.nodak.edu> from Mark Tinguely at "Dec 11, 96 08:40:55 am" To: tinguely@plains.nodak.edu (Mark Tinguely) Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 20:18:52 -0800 (PST) Cc: jonny@mailhost.coppe.ufrj.br, hardware@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL25 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > Where can you find EDO-parity RAMs ? I've never seen it before. > > http://www.megacom.com carries: > > Toshiba 16MB 18 chip 60 ns True Parity EDO RAM apprx $125.00 US > Toshiba 32MB 9 chip 60 ns True Parity EDO RAM apprx $230.00 US These should be okay, though I haven't had any Toshiba EDO RAM lately so I can't be sure. > > last week they also carried: > > Siemens 16MB 12 chip 60 ns True Parity EDO RAM apprx $110.00 US I have seen lots of Siemens EDO RAM lately, and it has a >5% DOA rate causing signal 11's and spantenious reboots. It checks out okay when run on a SIMM tester :-(. So buyer beware on this product. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation, Inc. Reliable computers for FreeBSD