gillies@uiucdcsp.UUCP (10/29/87)
While you are moving your video card: Has anyone upgraded their video
card with their own chips? A store technician told me it just
involves adding RAM chips. Our Mac II uses 8 412564-150 chips. I'm
not sure, but I believe these must be twin-ported 150ns 64K*4 chips.
I looked in BYTE briefly for this type of chip, but I didn't see it
for sale (not even at JameCo). I saw other twin-ported 64K chips for
$4 each (41266?). Thus, in principle, you should be able to buy the
chips for (?$32) and (*CAREFULLY AVOIDING STATIC DISCHARGE*) put them
in yourself.
Has anyone done this themself? Apple charges over $100 for the
upgrade.
Don Gillies {ihnp4!uiucdcs!gillies} U of Illinoiscm450s02@uhccux.UUCP (jeff t. segawa) (10/30/87)
In article <76000034@uiucdcsp> gillies@uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu writes: > >While you are moving your video card: Has anyone upgraded their video >card with their own chips? I picked up a set of NEC 41264-12 chips from the local Heath-Zenith dealer. Paid about $70 for the set, and they work fine. I've heard that these same chips can be had for $45 or so by mail order, but I don't have any addresses or phone numbers on hand.
herbw@midas.TEK.COM (Herb Weiner) (11/04/87)
-------- In article <18318@teknowledge-vaxc.ARPA> gillies@uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu writes: > While you are moving your video card: Has anyone upgraded their video > card with their own chips? A store technician told me it just > involves adding RAM chips. Our Mac II uses 8 412564-150 chips. I'm > not sure, but I believe these must be twin-ported 150ns 64K*4 chips. > I looked in BYTE briefly for this type of chip, but I didn't see it > for sale (not even at JameCo). I saw other twin-ported 64K chips for > $4 each (41266?). Thus, in principle, you should be able to buy the > chips for (?$32) and (*CAREFULLY AVOIDING STATIC DISCHARGE*) put them > in yourself. New Image Technology (301-464-3100) will sell you the chips to do this for $64. This is not a product they normally market - they are doing this as a "convenience to their customers". If you're not already a customer, I guess buying the chips from them makes you a customer :-) If the receptionist doesn't know what you are asking for, you may need to talk to Mike. (You can tell them I sent you.) Disclaimer: I do freelance software development work for New Image Technology, but I don't make any money if you buy video rams from them. (Buy a scanner instead! :-) ) Herb Weiner (...!tektronix!midas!herbw)