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#! rnews 2618 bsd Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!solace!nntp.uio.no!news.cais.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!nntp.earthlink.net!usenet From: hybridv@earthnet.net (hybridv) 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: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 07:57:49 GMT Organization: Earthlink Network, Inc. Lines: 14 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <317b3bc2.2524948@news.earthlink.net> 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> <abrazel-1604961248270001@dial25.ppp.iastate.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: max1-wc-ca-36.earthlink.net X-Newsreader: Forte Agent .99d/32.182 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc:35146 alt.binaries.warez.mac:3424 comp.os.linux.advocacy:46721 comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy:124881 comp.os.ms-windows.nt.advocacy:22803 comp.os.msdos.misc:53886 comp.os.os2.advocacy:195779 comp.sys.acorn.advocacy:8671 comp.sys.mac.advocacy:101316 comp.sys.next.advocacy:34984 comp.sys.powerpc.advocacy:3032 comp.unix.advocacy:19891 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:17938 comp.unix.bsd.misc:809 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:3281 comp.unix.machten:2312 comp.unix.pc-clo ne.16bit:713 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:9270 comp.unix.shell:31916 comp.unix.solaris:66727 comp.unix.user-friendly:3646 >> 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 you are truely wrong.... there is no 128 bit cpu to ram data path available for the powerpc or penetium (pro) .... dont make up info. hybridv