> > >Cool idea -- flash on a DIMM. Has anyone ever heard of such a beast?
> >
> > The Apple Set Top box uses flash SIMM/DIMMs for it's boot
> > code. At least the one I have does. It's a 68pin SIMM with 8 Intel
> > E28F020 flash memory chips (256k x 8).
>
> Additionlly, several models of Macs have had either SIMM or DIMM
> sockets for ROMs; in the case of the Mac IIci, it's unpopulated,
> and my guess was there either for upgrades or for some special-
> order boxes used by an unnamed customer... ditto the Quadra 605
> (LCII format).
My Mac IIfx used a ROM SIMM. The IIfx was the last Mac I ever
bought, too, after the way Apple treated IIfx owners.
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Received on Mon Sep 17 2001 - 18:00:40 BST