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muzhok New Member Germany 91 Posts	Posted - 09 Nov 2003 : 12:58:14 I just bought what I hope will be 64 16Mb 30-pin SIMMS for 35 euros (that is including postage) on the local e-bay. It advertised 1 Gb worth of 16 Mb pins for Quadra "960" (sic). If things work out, I can max out my Q950 and si and manage to make a huge dent in our vacation costs by selling the rest. Have a look... http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2763387971 These e-bay auctions are often a draw of hat thought, as I have learned from experience. You don't always get what is advertized, and it can turn out to be expensive. I truly hope this is for real! muzhok IIsi, Performa 475, Quadra 950, Quadra 650
muzhok New Member Germany 91 Posts	Posted - 09 Nov 2003 : 13:34:16 As I feared... The fellow just wrote to me with his bank account data to transfer the money and mentioned that it is "just" 16 chips! I should have known better. Anyone who thinks that there is a Quadra 960 would probably think that all the banks maxed out are 1 Gb! Oh well, I should still be able to at least get my money back and still hold on to at least 8 (if not 12) of the chips. I will regard this as a lesson learned. muzhok Mac IIsi, Performa 475 (with full 68040 33MHz), Quadra 950, Quadra 650
~tl Junior Member United Kingdom 312 Posts	Posted - 09 Nov 2003 : 14:25:44 damn man ... that sucks Orcadian MLA Division 68ks Liberated: 2
Gothikon Full Member Australia 537 Posts	Posted - 10 Nov 2003 : 02:38:53 If he actually said it was 16MB sticks of RAM then you should be able to back out gracefully, there is a big difference between 16MB sticks and 16 chip sticks. eBay support should have some info on false descriptions, I'd deffinetly check it out. -------- Apple ][e. Apple ][gs, LC 3, Q605, Perf 638, Colour Classic (300 603ev) 2*6100, 7200, PTP 225 (Quad 604), G4 Cube
muzhok New Member Germany 91 Posts	Posted - 10 Nov 2003 : 04:38:21 What he actually said (translated from the German by me) was 1Gb Memory for Quadra 960 - 16 chip sticks. I will look into the false description section tonight. Thanks for the suggestion. Mac IIsi, Performa 475 (with full 68040 33MHz), Quadra 950, Quadra 650
G4from128k Full Member USA 873 Posts	Posted - 10 Nov 2003 : 08:14:44 Any chance that its 1 GB of RAM in sixteen SIMMs of 64 MB each??? -- that would be cool. Otherwise... total bummer dude. G4From128k by Day: Mild-Mannered Engineer and Trapeze(tm) Artist by Night: Colonel of Truth, Justice, and the Macintosh Way Reserve Officer in 68kMLA Cantankerous Coot Contingent
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 10 Nov 2003 : 18:40:17 Do 64 meg 30 pin SIMMs even EXIST!?!?!? I've never heard of 'em. Either way, i sure wouldn't mind a couple. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
muzhok New Member Germany 91 Posts	Posted - 12 Nov 2003 : 01:32:17 I got in contact with the seller again. It seems he was selling the chips for a friend and has no idea about computer parts. He agreed to send me a Q950 motherboard with the 256 Mb of chips as a way of smoothing things over. The motherboard will probably collect dust here, but one never know if you need a spare. So the problem is settled. Here is a "mod" question to go with this motherboard. A friend is offering me her old UMAX C500. I had a look at the size on the net - 4 x 13.75 x 16 with a 121 Watt power supply. I wonder if I could fit the Q950 in the case and drill holes in the back for the port sockets. Has anyone here done anything similar? thanks, muzhok Mac IIsi, Performa 475 (with full 68040 33MHz), Quadra 950, Quadra 650
KatMac Starting Member USA 18 Posts	Posted - 16 Nov 2003 : 18:22:02 I was able to purchase eight 16M 30 pin SIMMs in two groups of 4 from different eBay sellers. They all turned out to be low-profile, so I used them to outfit both of my Quadra 700's with 68M each. One runs A/UX, the other Debian Linux.
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 17 Nov 2003 : 11:13:33 Thanks to dana, we do know that 16 mb 30pinners really exist Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"

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