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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.vbc.net!garlic.com!fox.almaden.ibm.com!uunet!in2.uu.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!gatech!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsrelay.iastate.edu!news.iastate.edu!dial25.ppp.iastate.edu!user From: abrazel@iastate.edu (Christan Paul Hamann) Newsgroups: alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc,alt.binaries.warez.mac,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.acorn.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.powerpc.advocacy,comp.unix.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.machten,comp.unix.pc-clone.16bit,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.unix.shell,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.user-friendly Subject: Re: FIVE GOOD REASONS WHY IBM'S ARE BETTER THAN MACS Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 12:48:27 -0500 Organization: Iowa State University Lines: 21 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <abrazel-1604961248270001@dial25.ppp.iastate.edu> References: <Cyclone-0504961737500001@dial24.trip.net> <31664662.1081143@153.2.170.10> <dke-0604960729360001@adnline68.adnc.com> <31678d59.1170056@nntp.ix.netcom.com> <31685e02.5498255@news.earthlink.net> <abrazel-1104961102330001@dial29.ppp.iastate.edu> <316e465a.6751673@news.earthlink.net> <abrazel-1204962008590001@dial36.ppp.iastate.edu> <4ks3ag$f0l@tribune.concentric.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: dial25.ppp.iastate.edu Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc:34386 alt.binaries.warez.mac:3087 comp.os.linux.advocacy:45231 comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy:123123 comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy:21540 comp.os.msdos.misc:53257 comp.os.os2.advocacy:192915 comp.sys.acorn.advocacy:8051 comp.sys.mac.advocacy:99200 comp.sys.next.advocacy:34730 comp.sys.powerpc.advocacy:2587 comp.unix.advocacy:19125 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:17234 comp.unix.bsd.misc:724 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:2970 comp.unix.machten:2211 comp.unix.pc-clon e.16bit:644 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:9197 comp.unix.shell:31626 comp.unix.solaris:65897 comp.unix.user-friendly:3586 In article <4ks3ag$f0l@tribune.concentric.net>, Ironmike@cris.com (Michael S Leiter) wrote: > All Pentium-compatible and better computers use 64-bit memory paths. > This is usually as pairs of SIMMs (the memory banks > are set up in pairs of two to accomodate SIMMs.. I'm actually not sure > if DIMMs can be used or what -- I think it depends on the MB.). > > So, I'm not sure what your point is, but but memory paths are > 64 bit, in case you thought the Pentium/Pro's weren't. All > 486 compatibles are 32-bit memory paths. > Mike Leiter Ah, yes, Mike, but SIMMs (as you know) are 32-bit modules. DIMMs are 64-bit. When installing DIMMs in pairs, a 128-bit path to memory can be achieved. BTW...No DIMM can be used in any SIMM socket, and vice-versa. I do realize that all Pentium processors use a 64-bit data path. Chris Hamann abrazel@iastate.edu