excellent! then i shall make sure to buy with the possibility of return if it won't piggy-back onto the current 16MB card...
Rick (Malcolm, my wife says i'm walking around with my feathers fluffed out *chuckle* she wonders if i've won some spectacular ebay auction, or somethng... i just smiled and said, no, much better... someone on my favorite list who knows what they're talking about just said i asked a good question, and puffed out my feathers a bit more, smiling and winking at her.... i hope this doesn't mean, btw, that i cannot slip and ask a no-brainer in the future - you've encouraged high standards here *smile*.) >on 11/09/02 04:59, Rick McCutcheon at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> now, i'm just plain curious.... if i have it right in my head, then it >> goes like this: this rig always shipped with 8 on the motherboard; and >> there is a further fixed 8 put in by apple for a consistent total of 16; > >Some early 1400/117 shipped with a 4MB apple card for 12MB base. > >> then it only makes sense that there is a further upgrade in one of the >> expansion slots of 16, because it wouldn't make sense to put in two 8 meg >> cards-not something anyone would do (although theoretically possible); so >> the only possible answer is 8+8 (fixed) +16, so i need a 32 meg card to >> fill the final slot....have i got it? > >You are spot on - there COULD be 2x8MB in the customer RAM - VERY unusual, >in handling some 50 1400s over the years I've only twice seen 8MB customer >RAM cards. > >Possible but I'll go 33/1 against. > >> Is it safe to assume that any 32 Meg card advertised for a PB1400 will >>be the >right one (assuming an honest vendor) and it will piggy-back onto the 16 Meg >card? > >Assuming both the 16 and the 32 have pass thru connectors to allow them to >be stacked, there is a FAIRLY GOOD chance. > >Some 16 and 32 MB combos DON'T work, the RAM spec as always was open to >change/interpretation and some 16s don't work with some 32s, again I've >seldom seen it, but you are best to get it on sale or return just in case. > >Good sensible questions. > >Best wishes > >Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic >www.pbfanatic.co.uk > > > >-- >PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > >PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; >Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > >Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
