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60ns and 70ns ram modules are faster than 120ns, so that won't be an issue. Cheers, Alwyn On 5/4/06, Bruno K <brunoklein@ideastudioweb.com> wrote: > Nik, thanks for answering, but the fact that you thought you could > buy some Simm in the past (when?) doesn't seem a solution right now. > > Actually finding a Simm 30 pin 4Mb on Ebay (.it., .com or > even .co.uk) or everywhere looks like a pretty big problem: > especially if I don't know exactly what to buy. > > The problem, again, is: does anybody here knows if a certain speed > is a must? The manual asserts that 120ns of speed is a necessary > condition. The LD's EDP faq says speed is not a problem. The very few > Simm I saw on sale in the last two weeks on the web are all 60 or 70 ns. > > Try to figure how *disappointing* would be buying something (with > overseas shipping costs) and finding out it's not right (if working...). > > The other question is: does anybody knows what happens if I mount a > Simm over 4 Mb (8 or 16) in case I find some second hand pieces with > no indication and I need to mount them for testing purpose? Could the > simm be damaged? Would the EDP disappear? > > thanks again to you all for any significant clue > > Bruno > > > > > Hmmm.... > > When I was looking to buy my EDP+ I checked out the availability of > > the correct SIMMs on Ebay (I'm in the UK) and found loads, and > > cheap enough that I could buy a few from different sellers to cover > > myself. As it happens I didn't have to do this as mine came fully > > loaded (thanks Kelly), but it didn't look like a big problem. > > > > Nik > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "bk" <brunoklein@ideastudioweb.com> > > To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 10:06 AM > > Subject: EDP simm question > > > > > > > >> dear Ls, > >> > >> > >> I found a second hand EDP that I bought as second unit and back- > >> up. It's a white Gibson one, even older then the one that I > >> bought from Steve Lawson. > >> These things are really diifficult to find in Italy, as all over > >> Europe. > >> > >> It needs a full-upgrade: memory and software. For the software > >> obviously there's Kim and Aurisis. But the memory search seems > >> painful. > >> > >> At the moment it has 4 1Mb Simm for a total of 50 seconds. > >> Finding the 4m memories seems very hard. On the manual it's > >> written that every 30 pin simm with at last 120ns of speed would > >> be fine. > >> On the FAQ on the LD's site, on the other hand, there's a > >> different info: there its' said that "It can use any type. > >> Parity, non-parity, 2 chips, 3chips, 8 chips, 9 chips, PC, Mac, > >> any speed." > >> Who should I believe to? > >> > >> And since I could probably find only used simms that have no > >> indication of the memory amount, and the only way for me to find > >> out if they're 1, 4, 8 or 16 Mb it's testing them on the EDP, > >> what happens if I mount on it a 8 or 16 Mb Simm? Could it cause a > >> damage to the EDP? > >> > >> Any experience about that? I digged in the archive but couldn't > >> find a proper answer... Tx in advance four your suggestions. > >> > >> > >> all the best from the not-so-much-looping Milano > >> > >> Bruno Klein > > > > > > > >