Re: Dimms in a 170

I just purchased Origional Digital labeled 128meg (4 x 32meg) ECC 168 Pin
3.3v Buffered Dimms for a DEC Alpha Server.---Cost US$150 total.
Id say that the Dims for the 170 would be the same type .
Dave


-----Original Message-----
From: Karen Summers <ksummers@earthlink.net>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Friday, 11 February 2000 19:57
Subject: RE: Dimms in a 170


>I realize this isn't a valuable reply, but I just have to commisurate.
>
>RANT(*ON)
>Doesn't that suck!!!  This is one of the reasons why the PC has taken over
>the server market.  It's the IKEA mentality in computing.  Why buy really
>good quality stuff when the fashion will change in three years?
>RANT(*OFF)
>
>Okay, maybe I'm biased.  I am looking for cherry and plantation mohagany
and
>a server that doesn't "GPF" when I close two windows at the same time.
>
>And I wonder why my FSIOP/IPCS/INS (isn't that an immigration service) is
>200Mhz.
>
>Karen
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
>[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of David Shea
>Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 5:35 PM
>To: midrange-l@midrange.com
>Subject: Dimms in a 170
>
>
>This may be a dumb question, but I have to ask it...
>
>So I added 256MB to my 170 (a pair of 128's) to the tune of $2500.00.  Boy,
>they sure _look_ like 168 pin Dimms, but I didn't put them side by side
>with, say, some PC100 DIMMS.  CISC memory... at least that LOOKED
>different...
>
>I assume that there really is some reason that these things cost ten times
>the PC memory?
>
>Any thoughts?  Even 'third party' memory is way up there in price.
>
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