[comp.sys.mac] old and new RAM chips: which one is which

pgn@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu (Paul G. Nevai) (11/02/88)

     HELP!!!      HELP!!!      HELP!!!

I screwed it up! I had 4 256 Kbyte Ram chips for a MacPlus and 
4 256 Kbyte Ram chis for a Mac II. But I kept them in the same 
place and now I can't tell them apart. Can you tell me which one
is which?

Set #1 says:

     -12 TIH8817C9SN
     TMS 4256FMC Singapore E
     TM4256HU8
     -12L 8817 SNK N4V0

Set #2 says:

     MH25608J -15
     Japan 63410T
     M5M4256J
     63235A -15

Would the real Mac II RAM please step forward?

Please Email answer! 10^6 thanks!

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friedman@porthos.rutgers.edu (Gadi ) (11/03/88)

In article <1014@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu> pgn@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu (Paul G. Nevai) writes:

> Set #1 says:
> 
>      -12 TIH8817C9SN
>      TMS 4256FMC Singapore E
>      TM4256HU8
>      -12L 8817 SNK N4V0
Mac II.  
The 12 stands for 120ns access time, required for the Mac II.


> 
> Set #2 says:
> 
>      MH25608J -15
>      Japan 63410T
>      M5M4256J
>      63235A -15
> 
Mac SE.
The 15 stands for 150ns access time, which is enough for the MacSE

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nghiem@ut-emx.UUCP (Alex Nghiem) (11/03/88)

In article <1014@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu>, pgn@osupyr.mast.ohio-state.edu (Paul G. Nevai) writes:

> Set #1 says:
> 
>      -12 TIH8817C9SN
>      TMS 4256FMC Singapore E
>      TM4256HU8
>      -12L 8817 SNK N4V0
> 
> Set #2 says:
> 
>      MH25608J -15
>      Japan 63410T
>      M5M4256J
>      63235A -15



Note that set 2 is has a marking of "15." Set 1 has a marking of "12"
These markings mean the speed of the chip.

12 stands for 120 nanoseconds. The Mac II needs these chips because
of it's higher microprocessor speed.

15 stands for 150 nanoseconds. Most microcomputer systems use 15 nanosecond
chips. 150 nanoseconds is appropriate for the Mac +, Mac SE, etc..