re simm vs dram in article bd f f zeus ieee org arthur greene arthur greene p f n z fidonet org writes can anyone tell me what the difference is between a k dram chip and a k simm i need the former i think to add memory to my laserwriter ls someone is offering to sell me k simms he removed from an se but i have a feeling this may not be the correct form of memory the sockets in the laserwriter look like they want the spidery shaped chips there are sockets each with as i recall pins arranged in two rows of believe it or not i ve never actually seen a simm help appreciated a k dram chip is a kilobit chip whereas a k simm is a kilobyte memory module the simm is a pcb with a pin connector edge and on the simm are kilobit dram chips making the total memory kbytes you are correct assuming that simms will not fit into a laserwriter apple printers either require pin simms like those in the mac iifx or special memory chips contact your apple dealer to find out exactly what kind of chips you need peter hansen bell northern research pgmoffc bnr ca
