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Date:      Thu, 21 Dec 1995 13:58:12 -0500 (EST)
From:      Robert Shady <rls@kilroy.id.net>
To:        owensc@enc.edu (Charles Owens)
Cc:        freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: SIMMs:  Parity vs. EDO ?
Message-ID:  <199512211858.NAA22225@server.id.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951221094900.24756D-100000@itsdsv1.enc.edu> from "Charles Owens" at Dec 21, 95 09:54:04 am

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> When I check out the various RAM distributors, I can't seem to find EDO 
> simms that also support parity!  Why is this?  EDO doesn't make parity a 
> moot point, does it?
> 
> How much of a performance boost does EDO provide, anyways?  I'm putting 
> together some servers where stability is a must, but extra performance 
> is always nice.

Very few (if any) of the new servers require (or use) the parity bit on
the simms.  This has pretty much been the case since 486's came out, and
definately since the pentiums arrived.

	-- Rob




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