smithw@physc1.byu.edu (03/06/90)
Can you purchase simms for the M/120 , RS2030, etc. from 3rd party outfits? Prices anyone?
yar@cs.su.oz (Ray Loyzaga) (03/07/90)
In article <38smithw@physc1.byu.edu> smithw@physc1.byu.edu writes: > > Can you purchase simms for the M/120 , RS2030, etc. from 3rd party > outfits? Prices anyone? We have some RS2030's which we filled with 3rd party SIMMS, they worked fine. It cost $170 in Australia per megabyte. It can be instlled pretty easily, although a SIMM removing tool is handy, check with your maintenance agreement first! We also have many M/120's The M120 does not take SIMMS, it uses a proprietary memory board that is not currently duplicated by any third party. In Aust, they cost $8k for an 8Mb board (Uni discount!!!!) and are expensive enough to make one consider another manufacturer. It doesn't matter how fast the box is in thoery if the users have to underconfigure the memory and suffer constant swapping. Memory prices are the big downside to Mips products, specially now that software is designed under the "memory is cheap" principle. Remember too that you need quite a bit more memory than you are used to if you are transferring from a CISC to a RISC.
rac1@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (robert.a.clark) (03/07/90)
In article <38smithw@physc1.byu.edu>, smithw@physc1.byu.edu writes: > > Can you purchase simms for the M/120 , RS2030, etc. from 3rd party > outfits? Prices anyone? I have upgraded 3 MIPS RS 2030s with an additional 8 Meg of ram (80ns) from: Associated Technologies Marketing 214-248-0700 The cost was $120/SIPP and includes a 3 year warranty. We have had no problems with the 24 Meg from ATM. -- Bob Clark, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ, 201-949-3325 UUCP: att!vax135!rac INTERNET: rac@vax135.att.com
roe@sobeco.com (r.peterson) (03/12/90)
From article <38smithw@physc1.byu.edu>, by smithw@physc1.byu.edu: > > Can you purchase simms for the M/120? [ other machines deleted ] Sure - but it won't do you any good at all - the M-120 does not use SIMMS. It takes proprietary 8MB memory boards. Scuttlebut seems to indicate that MIPS will soon be introducing a 16MB board that will take maxmem on an M-120/3240 to 96MB. -- "Norf gribble mitz der bork bork bork?" Roe Peterson "Lick spittle dwing dtz fritz slppp!" roe@sobeco.com - Uncle Duke uunet!sobeco!roe