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30-pin SIMMs
An anonymous reader sent in: "I'm curently working on some 386s at home that use 30-pin SIMMs and all the ones I have are only 512k. Does anybody know where I could get some more? Or does anybody have any that they would be willing to give up? Also, does anybody know where i could get Slackware 3.x other than slackware.com?"
is this a joke? i think we literally have a bucket of simms at work
Okay. Enough.
/. is now listing classified ads as front-page articles?!
Get on Google, numb-nuts!
You can try Crucial.com. I was able to find three different 30-pin Fast Page SIMMs within about a minute here.
There are lots of places/online stores that sell them, just Search Google.
Just do a search for '30 pin SIMM' and you'll get hundreds of possible sources.
I've had a 1 meg 30 pin simm of my keychain for the last 3 years, one of the memory chips broke off a while back. The other two could be in good working order. Sold: AS IS
Lottsa 30 pin simms on ebay. Got about 50 4megers for $10 once (Not including Shipping).
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At least in this case.
First, if you want the fucking things, at least put up a hotmail address where we can reply direct. If you weren't such a 'tard, I might let you have some 4 MB chips.
Second, for what you are going to pay for these chips, wouldn't it make more sense to pony up the bucks for a Pentium that takes more modern memory?
Third, haven't you ever heard of Google or Pricewatch? Yes, you are a tard.
Finally, if you send email to my almost nonobfuscated address, (If not viewable on slashdot, go to the web page listed, and find it there. Shit, must I do everything for you?) and ask nicely, I may have a copy of Slack 3.0 at home. Won't even charge you shipping.
But please, try not to be a tard.
(Moderators: yes, a flaming troll. BUT, I've offered to help out this poor sot. Are you going to bury my generous post at -1, or mod it up to +5, and quickly get him taken care of for free? Do I really think he is a tard, or am I just seeing which side of moderation will win out? Are you a part of an experiment?)
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If you're going to get more than just one module, then Slackware's ZipSlack mini-distro (distributed starting with version 7) should do quite well on a 386, and it can be migrated from its original UMSDOS filesystem to a ext2 filesystem. Slackware 8's ZipSlack still works on anything with more than 4 MB RAM, and can even work with 4MB if you download an additional file. I would definitely recommend this over Slackware 3.x, unless you want to run a 2.0.x kernel.
Okay, I think I have both. Just email me at:
ghowellATusersDOTsourceforgeDOTnet
No charge.
If you need 30pin SIMMS, slackware 3.x is a good choice. Old software works good on old hardware, my 486/33 I keep in the freezer(Don't ask) is a perfectly useful machine running slack 3.6. I tried slack 7 and it was *sloooow*. It seems to me, as hardware grows more powerful, code becomes less efficiant/more bloated. Ever install Win 3.1 on a modern machine? It's quite fast, for only using mostly 16bits..
I for one would be delighted if they changed the name. 4/1 is right around the corner, maybe if someone's listening?!
I remember paying over $100 for each 1 MB SIMM back in 1990 and there's absolutely no way I'd be willing to part with one for less than $80 because they're still perfectly functional.
"Provided by the management for your protection."
So, does anyone have a cool project that can use these things? Maybe a programmable robot made from an old disk drive or a homebuilt one of these?
If all this should have a reason, we would be the last to know.
By cheap, I mean 1MB=$1, 4MB=$2, plus whatever shipping is. They all are known to work, and would arrive in nice silver static-protective baggies for ya.
While we're on the topic of 30 pin SIMMs, does anyone have any info on the 8MB 30 pins that my old 486 (Tandy) is supposed to be able to use? The largest I've ever seen is the 4MB.
I normally am an avid reader of Ask Slashdot but this is gone too far.
Is this the "Ask Slashdot Technical Support Forum"?
Man. Do some searching. Ebay or Google could have easily answered both of these questions.
For the last 6-7 years, I've bought all of my memory from Coast to Coast Memory (1-800-4-MEMORY) I've never been screwed by these guys. Had to have one 256MB PC133 SDRAM replaced that crapped out on its second day of use, no problems with exchange.
They're at all the local computer shows, always test before they sell and have a lifetime guarantee on all memory. Plus, they carry old stuff like the 30-pin SIMMs (up to 16MB, I think), SIPPs, SOJJs and they can find more esoteric stuff.
There's nothing wrong with Crucial, either. Have you tried checking out local computer shows? If they're any good, they test the memory right there. No shipping charges, and often, no taxes.
Give them an inch and they'll take a foot. Much more than that, you won't have a leg to stand on.
If only you could mod down an article (like this one)...
Why is Grand Theft Auto a much more serious crime than Reckless Driving?
I have never complained about an Ask Slashdot before, but this HAS to be some kind of joke. I mean I was laughing out loud when I read it, because it sounds so much like one of the typical posts that mock Ask Slashdot. Someone please tell me this is a joke, if not, "I'd like to sell a used 1997 3000GT...." :)
Keep Austin Weird!
... on my key ring! (4Mb)
\m/
I have a 1MB 30 pin SIMM, but I don't think you would want it. I use it as a keychain :) all the memory chips have fallen off since I bought it though.
I seem to have trouble finding my ass.
I used both hands, even.
Can someone help me find my ass?
http://memman.com sells memory, including 30-pin simms. Not that it'd be difficult to with google, yahoo, altavista, lycos, or any number of other similar things.
http://www.slackware.com/getslack has a list of mirrors. Some of them are fast, some of them are good, and some of them are both.
Go away.
Kid-proof tablet..
Do you have, or know anybody who has, any IBM 1401 "system" software? We're looking for Autocoder, Cobol, Fortran, RPG, ... tapes. Sort 7 would be nice to have, too. We'd much rather have the tapes' or decks' contents than have them physically.
Slashdot should become a replacement Ebay, they have an large audiance, and people are already using it to buy and sell stuff. Now they just have to get a cut of the sales, and that will pay for more servers/storage/bandwidth/cars/food.
Degaussing scares the bad magnetism out of the monitor and fills it with good karma.
I have a 4MB one for my key-chain, with ~50 more in a box. I also happen to have virtually every version of slackware since 3.5
Fun stuff!
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BTW I was given a bag of various SIMMs. I have no idea what to do with the 30 pin ones...
I've got some 1 Meg sticks I could spare, and might want some of those 512s just so I could say I had them. Mostly I'm curious as to what you're doing with those 386s. E-mail me, we'll work something out. Put Slashdot and 30 pin in the subject line so that I know it ain't Spam.
I see even classic Slashdot is now pretty much unusable on dial up anymore.
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HTH, HAND.
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I have an Atari 5200 and would like to pick up some additional cartriges for it. I went to my local supermarket and was shocked to find that they do not carry Atari games!
Does anyone know where I can find Atari 5200 (or 2600) games?
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Just beware of some vendors, obviously.
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You've all just been suckered into angry posts! Congradulations!
How did this get posted and my
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not even get looked at for a month - this has got to be the most useless thing in the world a 386 - why not go out and get a palm pilot which will do what you want and run faster - or better yet go out and get a new (used - $50 pentium) computer you cheap ass!
Here you go. Oh, and you wanted a slackware 3.x cd too, right?
Christ on a fucking rubber crutch. Lactating Mother Of God. WHO LET THE TROLLS POST STORIES?!?!?!
how can I get a girl???
I think its great that someone should be using old 386's. Not everyone who reads /. works where there's bucketfuls of 30-pin simms! and In fact, part of the reason old stuff is sometimes hard to find is because you corporate morons warehouse everything instead of putting it back into circulation. I hate you sitting back on your fat asses, laughing at anyone without an engineering degree. Screw you, the less of you out there, the more likely I could fill one of your jobs
Get the damn classified ad off here and use fscking google!!! This is crap and a waste of our nerd resources.
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