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Let's make some memories (SIMMs)

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Reply 20 of 29, by Teti

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Hi guys, I have processed a lot of data to generate out my database of vintage SIMM and SIPP DRAM chips and modules:

http://martenelectric.cz/simm-sipp-ram-chip-database.html

This should be handy for those brewing at home 😀

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Reply 21 of 29, by Thermalwrong

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Great choice of font 😀
That's quite handy for me right now, so thank you for putting this together! I'm making an AMD InterWave GuS clone card and it'll have 8x 4Mx4 modules to get its full 16MB of RAM. This list should make finding parts much easier - right now I'll just be destroying 16MB 72-pin EDO SIMMs (though that is likely the most cost effective way overall).

Looks like a superb tool for telling which RAM is EDO and which is FPM as well.

Reply 22 of 29, by BitWrangler

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Thanks for that ref, very handy.

xtgold wrote on 2020-03-07, 16:29:

1 meg simm kit from the 1980's
I would strip the 1meg x1 dram chips from defective 286 motherboards

I think it was Maplin Electronics in the UK had a SIMM kit, but with the chips supplied, by the time they had it ready and in the catalog, it was 30 pounds vs 20 pounds per regular 1MB SIMM assembled.

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Reply 23 of 29, by Teti

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Thermalwrong wrote on 2022-01-02, 16:20:

Great choice of font 😀
That's quite handy for me right now, so thank you for putting this together! I'm making an AMD InterWave GuS clone card and it'll have 8x 4Mx4 modules to get its full 16MB of RAM. This list should make finding parts much easier - right now I'll just be destroying 16MB 72-pin EDO SIMMs (though that is likely the most cost effective way overall).

Looks like a superb tool for telling which RAM is EDO and which is FPM as well.

Yes thank you, I've put some serious work into this and I'm glad this will be put in good use 😀
Please let me know if you need datasheets, I should have most of them. As always confirm with datasheets prior to use of chip ( ͡° ᴥ ͡°)

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Reply 24 of 29, by JDW

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UpLateGeek wrote on 2020-03-05, 10:10:

Larger capacity 30 pin SIMMs (e.g. 4MB) are pretty hard to come by where I live, so I've decided to make my own!

When I upload a ZIP file of your Gerbers to PCBWay, it doesn't automatically show the correct PCB thickness. It sticks with the default 1.6mm. I've had issues with BMOW's ROM-inator II ROM SIMM (for SE/30) in the past due to it being too thin (thinner than stock ROM SIMMs, I mean), so when making 30-pin RAM PCBs using your Gerbers, it's critical to get the thickness correct.

I measured the thickness of some old 1MB SIMMs with precision calipers and found that, when measured across the pads, the PCB is 1.35mm thick. On yet other 1MB SIMMs I am measuring about 1.2mm across the pads. PCBWay allows selection of 1.2mm or 1.6mm, with nothing in between.

Am I correct in assuming you choose a PCB thickness of 1.2mm?

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Reply 25 of 29, by Tiido

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Yes, you need 1.2mm

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Reply 27 of 29, by ayandon

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Teti wrote on 2022-01-02, 14:32:

Hi guys, I have processed a lot of data to generate out my database of vintage SIMM and SIPP DRAM chips and modules:

http://martenelectric.cz/simm-sipp-ram-chip-database.html

This should be handy for those brewing at home 😀

This is an awesome list. Very very informative.

My knowledge in retro hardware is very limited because I was a kid at that time.
I have some memory kits (belongs to my late father) with ICs that may not be in your list (I am not sure about it).

I have attached the images of these memory kits (two different sets - GoldStar, HY & VT)

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I want to restore my late father's 1st ever computer IBM ET&T PC-XT that he gifted me.
Hope you will be kind enough to guide and support me to restore his loving memory.

Reply 28 of 29, by wiretap

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72-pin SIMM template, if anyone wants to use it.

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https://github.com/wiretap-retro/72-pin-SIMM-KiCAD-Template

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