Subject: Re: Big Simm.
To: None <port-mac68k@netbsd.org>
From: Big Bird <geary@acm.org>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 05/07/2002 18:23:33
John Klos <john@sixgirls.org> writes:
<
< > I have a 475 that's been chugging away nonstop for a few years now. (With a
< > full 040). I noticed a pretty cool product and was wondering if anyone on
< > the list knew if it worked with NetBSD. It's 64 and 128 meg simms made for
< > the older Macs. They're at http://www.micromac.com/products/bigsimms.html
<
< Those SIMMs are supposed to be "special" so they work where other 64 and
< 128 meg SIMMs don't, but that's not applicable to the Quadra 605 / 475;
< I've been using a standard 64 meg SIMM in one for ages, and I've tested
< a standard 128 meg SIMM, too. No problems.

There are some observations on 68k macs and 64MB SIMMs at
http://www.lowendmac.com/tech/64mb.html

Mark Geary