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SIMMs for A4000?

    17-Jan-94 15:18:04
Sb: SIMMs for A4000?
Fm: YAMAGATA Hiroo 74500,1126
To: All
I have 2 questions concerning the memory for my A4000/040/ 1) Use of 60ns SIMMs I was reading "Denis Atkin's Best Amiga Tips and Secrets", and it says that : "…Note that if you decide to enable 60ns access (to do this, you"ll need a special program that wasn't yet available when this book went to press)…" Could someone tell me what "special program" he is talking about, and possibly where I might find one? The price of RAMs are finally falling back to where it was this summer, and I really could use some more memory, preferrably faster ones. 2) Use of slower RAMs Back in the good old days when CPUs were 8 bits and DRAMs were in the realm of black magic because of their "refreshing," I used to use slightly slower RAMs than the specs, like 250ns where the requirement was 200ns. I thought that there would be margins in the production, so the chips would be able to handle a little over specification. Now, would it be acceptable to apply this stone age rule of thumb to the '90s and save myself $10 per SIMM? Thank you . ———————————- Hiroo YAMAGATA 74500,1126 hiyori13@mit.edu