Despite all prevention efforts, helbig@astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip
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>
> I have 192 MB of memory in mine. It can even run CSWB, but quite
> slowly. I would recommend more memory and installing 8.3.
>

This, unsurprisingly, seems to be the recurring theme. So far, I have yet
to track anyone down who has memory for this system. I tried the person
that was recommended in one of the post, but he has long since parted with
the memory he was selling. Anyone here happen to have any to part with or
know someone who might?

thanks

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Slor wrote:
> Despite all prevention efforts, helbig@astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip
> Helbig---remove CLOTHES to reply) wrote in news:f7ol32$b4u$2@online.de:
>
>
>>I have 192 MB of memory in mine. It can even run CSWB, but quite
>>slowly. I would recommend more memory and installing 8.3.
>>
>
>
> This, unsurprisingly, seems to be the recurring theme. So far, I have yet
> to track anyone down who has memory for this system. I tried the person
> that was recommended in one of the post, but he has long since parted with
> the memory he was selling. Anyone here happen to have any to part with or
> know someone who might?
>
> thanks
>

Try "Memory World". ISTR buying Alpha compatible memory from them once
upon a time. Genuine DEC parts may be hard to come by but there should
be lots of "third party" memory available.

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Slor wrote:

> Despite all prevention efforts, helbig@astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip
> Helbig---remove CLOTHES to reply) wrote in news:f7ol32$b4u$2@online.de:
>
> >
> > I have 192 MB of memory in mine. It can even run CSWB, but quite
> > slowly. I would recommend more memory and installing 8.3.
> >
>
> This, unsurprisingly, seems to be the recurring theme. So far, I have yet
> to track anyone down who has memory for this system. I tried the person
> that was recommended in one of the post, but he has long since parted with
> the memory he was selling. Anyone here happen to have any to part with or
> know someone who might?
>
> thanks

DEC 3000 systems (EXCEPT for the model 300 flavors, which are different)
take memory in groups of 8 identical SIMMs. Memory wasn't particularly
standardized back then (1992), and these SIMMs don't match any PC memory
AFAIK.

DEC 3000-M600 systems take either 1 or 2 memory kits (8 or 16 SIMMs
total).

DEC part numbers for memory kits were:
MS15-BA (16 MB kit) - discontinued early, rare, I've never seen them
MS15-CA (32 MB kit)
MS15-DA (64 MB kit)
MS15-EA (128 MB kit) - originally expensive, now uncommon
MS15-FA (256 MB kit) - originally very expensive, now rare

These are all 100-pin SIMMs.

The 32 MB kit only has RAM chips on 1 side; the 64 MB kit uses the same
board, with chips on both sides.

Similarly, the 128 MB kit has chips on 1 side; the 256 MB kit has chips
on both sides.

In addition to DEC, a few other vendors made compatible memory.
Kingston and DataRAM at least.

I find a few kits available on ebay now. I searched for MS15-CA,
MS15-DA, and so on. I see all kit sizes from 32 MB up to 256 MB.

Despite all prevention efforts, Robert Deininger
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> The 32 MB kit only has RAM chips on 1 side; the 64 MB kit uses the same
> board, with chips on both sides.
>
> Similarly, the 128 MB kit has chips on 1 side; the 256 MB kit has
> chips on both sides.
>
> In addition to DEC, a few other vendors made compatible memory.
> Kingston and DataRAM at least.
>
> I find a few kits available on ebay now. I searched for MS15-CA,
> MS15-DA, and so on. I see all kit sizes from 32 MB up to 256 MB.
>

Thanks for all the info. It's easier to seach eBay knowing the model
numbers.

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