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From: Teri Pittman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vintage Macs)
Subject: RAM puzzlement
Date: Fri, May 24, 2002, 5:38 AM
I've been playing around with a RAM upgrade on the IIci. I was given 4
4MB, 70ns sticks for it. It currently shows 8MB installed with what I
At 05:38 -0700 on 24/05/02, Teri Pittman wrote:
I've been playing around with a RAM upgrade on the IIci. I was given 4
4MB, 70ns sticks for it. It currently shows 8MB installed with what I
Are they *really* 4MB sticks, or are they just four more 1MB sticks?
That's the only explanation I can
At 08:31 -0700 on 24/05/02, Teri Pittman wrote:
the first time. Just can't figure out why it's not showing a change with
four of the original sticks gone.
Another thought - you *are* looking at the Total RAM in the About This
Macintosh window, right? As opposed to the available RAM...
the
Another thought - you *are* looking at the Total RAM in the About This
Macintosh window, right? As opposed to the available RAM...
Yep, but the total RAM figure includes the 16MB on disk. I'm starting to
think it might be useful to turn that off completely and see if I get
different
You have VM on?
Yep, I turned it on because I was using the machine on the Net and 8MB
wasn't enough. I didn't try turning it off last night, but will play around
with that tonight.
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--- Teri Pittman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Another thought - you *are* looking at the Total
RAM in the About This
Macintosh window, right? As opposed to the
available RAM...
Yep, but the total RAM figure includes the 16MB on
disk. I'm starting to
think it might be useful to turn
Virtual Memory OFF and 32bit mode ON. :) Then see
what it says.
That was it. They're 1MB SIMMs. I turned off Virtual memory, put those
SIMMs in Bank A and got 4MB total RAM. Virtual memory must have masked it
somehow.
A couple of questions that hopefully won't take us OT: At what point
At 19:13 -0800 on 24/05/02, Teri Pittman wrote:
A couple of questions that hopefully won't take us OT: At what point does
one become jaded at playing with these machines? Are Power Macs ever as
much fun?
1) Never.
2) Yes.
the pickle
FAQ http://macfaq.org/index.shtml
Software Archive
Are Power Macs ever as
much fun?
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2) Yes.
Really?? This 6100 doesn't seem nearly as interesting as the LC520s or
II-somethings. Did I just get a boring beige Power Mac?
I confess, I have been eyeing the stuff on Mystics Takkys.
Teri Pittman
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