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EDO vs standard dRAM?

Dave Michelson (davem@ee.ubc.ca)
Sun, 15 Mar 1998 16:29:36 -0800 (PST)

Is there any reason one shouldn't use (now cheaper) EDO SIMM's in
place of standard SIMM's in, say, a 486 motherboard?

I had been under the impression that while there is no advantage to
using EDO SIMM's in an older motherboard, there was no penalty to
doing so either. Now that 72-pin EDO RAM is cheaper than standard
RAM, it seems to make sense to go the EDO route.

However, a friend recently told me that their IT support staff had
challenged that wisdom. What's the deal?

Thanks.

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Dave Michelson         
davem@ee.ubc.ca