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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