On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 12:01 AM, Gregg Eshelman <[email protected]> wrote: > --- On Sat, 1/23/10, John Musbach <[email protected]> wrote: > >> who made these cards originally? Perhaps someone knows how >> to get in >> contact with someone who worked on the creation of these >> cards and >> could fill us in on the function if that mysterious chip? > > Micron Technology, most famous for their DRAM chips. Through their Crucial > Technology division they've marketed computer memory modules (mostly DIMMs) > for years. > > For a while they had a division selling complete PCs, but spun that off. (MPC > went bankrupt a couple years ago.) > > Micron has made computer memory products for a long time. I had a 286 with a > pair of 4 meg 16 bit ISA Micron RAM cards. > > Currently, in addition to several types of memory chips and imaging chips > (used in many camera phones) the company is expanding into photovoltaic > technology. They're looking at remodeling some obsolete chip production > facilities for PV production. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micron_Technology >
I have a small collection of Micron systems in my parent's basement, most of them are Pentium or Pentium MMX systems. The amazing part is that they all have full banks of matching Micron memory (not to mention that 90% of the board is made by Micron, with their own chips) I haven't used a more stable configuration (which is surprising, seeing as I own a small collection of Beige beast Macs) Their Memory division makes memory for nearly everything. I have flash disks, GFX cards, even Wifi and E-Net routers that have Micron in them. It would be worth it to send them a letter (not an email) to see if somewhere in their vault is the plans for those custom chips... -- -Proudly Sent from a Windows PC -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
