That hits the nail on the head.. Thanks.. On Feb 9, 1:27 pm, Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Feb 9, 2010, at 12:13 PM, Gus wrote: > > > I was considering upgrading my beige mac memory to its max and > > referenced Mactracker for the specifications. It says that the max > > memory is 192MB (apple) and 768mb (actual). I am not sure I > > understand what that means. What is the maximum ram you can put into > > the beige G3 Desktop? > > Many of Apple's older systems have official RAM specifications based > on available RAM modules when the system was originally shipped. > > In the case of the Beige G3's the largest available DIMMS at the time > of release were 64 Megs, hence 3 x 64 megs = 192. > > However, the circuitry can handle up to 256megs per slot, so > eventually, when 256 meg DIMMS were available, the system was > upgradeable to 768 MB. > > Most reputable RAM vendors (such as Data Memory Systems > <http://www.datamemorysystems.com > > will show you the maximum configurable RAM for your system. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs
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