My three sets of 256k RAM arrived from OWC, first alarm was they were labelled PC133 & they should be PC100. I installed anyway, one bank at a time then restart, and sure enough it was recognized by my beige G3 233 with the original ROM Rev A! Whoo hoo! Apple specs say max ram is 192 MB and the old work around was swapping out the ROM card for ROM RevB or C, but those ROM cards are unavailable anymore. OWC has RAM chips that WORK, something about being in banks of 16 instead of the newer 8 which is not recognized in full. So..........problem solved. Your beige G3 (any model) WILL support 768k of RAM if you use the right RAM chip configuration, other Ram chips won't deliver the full amount installed (usually registers half the Ram the chip has). this is the Ram at OWC: http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Page.cfm?Parent=24&Title=G3%20and%20G4%20S DRAM&Template= and today it is $6 per chip cheaper than I bought it Monday. 768k costs a total of less than $105 US and arrives at your door in two days or less (mine came the next day). This is a REALLY GREAT DEAL! Thanks to all who helped me figure this out! :) Bottom line is I have a totally stock OEM beige "Gossamer" 233MZ desktop with the old ROM Rev A running 768k of RAM with no modifications whatsoever other than the simple install of (3) 256k RAM chips from OWC. This is GOOD.
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