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30-pin SIMMs

Posted by michael on from the obsolescence dept.

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?"

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  1. a joke by skenfrith · · Score: 2, Insightful

    is this a joke? i think we literally have a bucket of simms at work

  2. A fucking CLASSIFIED AD!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Okay. Enough.
    /. is now listing classified ads as front-page articles?!
    Get on Google, numb-nuts!

    1. Re:A fucking CLASSIFIED AD!? by WasterDave · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's true, the /. editors want us to go someplace else. I'm just waiting for the banner ad to tell us where it is....

      Dave

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    2. Re:A fucking CLASSIFIED AD!? by Bastian · · Score: 2

      No kidding. . . a simple google search found me more sites that sell 30-pin SIMMS ranging up into the megabytes range than I care to count, and I have a feeling it wouldn't take me very long to find slack 3 on a sunsite server. . .

  3. Try Crucial.com by questionlp · · Score: 2, Informative

    You can try Crucial.com. I was able to find three different 30-pin Fast Page SIMMs within about a minute here.

  4. keychain by Calle+Ballz · · Score: 5, Funny

    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

  5. AC=Idiot Boy by gmhowell · · Score: 4, Flamebait

    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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  6. Slightly OT But.. by MadCamel · · Score: 2

    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..

    1. Re:Slightly OT But.. by BusterB · · Score: 2, Funny

      How do you run a computer in a freezer? Doesn't it get wet? Do you have to defrost it? Moreover, why do you run it in a freezer? Does it keep a grocery list? Does it run hot? Do you not have room? Does the freezer use it somehow? How does it get power?

      If you didn't want anyone to ask, you shouldn't have mentioned it.

    2. Re:Slightly OT But.. by MadCamel · · Score: 3, Interesting

      There is a hole drilled for the wires, power and 10baseT, with a nice rubber gromet installed. It does not get wet or need defrosting, frost-free freezers have a dehumidifying property. I run it there because the largest HD I own suffers from major thermal problems, and does not work properly unless chilled.It does not keep a grocery list(Good idea though..), it is a headless NFS server.

      Appropripriately enough, it's hostname is 'penguin'

  7. You Gotta Be Kidding by 4of12 · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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  8. Other way around by Rick+the+Red · · Score: 3, Interesting
    I eagerly clicked on this story, hoping that it offered some cool geek solution to the problem of what to do with all these damn 30 pin SIMMs! But no, just someone who actually wants more of them!

    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?

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    1. Re:Other way around by paulywog · · Score: 2

      Ha! That'd be great! A home-built USB storage device that's made out of 30-pin SIMMS. OK.

      So to reach the 128 MB size some commercial USB keychain devices have, you'd need 32 x 4MB SIMMS. Each of those is about 4in x 1in x 1/8in. Let's say you can stack them up next to each other and you've got a 4in x 1in x 2in block in a plastic case with a circuit board underneath to replace something the size of a keychain. Why not just retrofit a 40 GB laptop harddrive with a USB interface instead! It'll be about the same speed as those old 30-pin SIMMS, too!

    2. Re:Other way around by zerOnIne · · Score: 2

      garland ... we tied a few hundred old 30-pin simms together (with red and green wire ties) to make some nice garland for our christmas tree ...

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    3. Re:Other way around by Rick+the+Red · · Score: 2
      LOL! That's the best idea yet!

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  9. The worst Ask Slashdot EVER?! by angry_beaver · · Score: 2, Insightful

    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.

    1. Re:The worst Ask Slashdot EVER?! by red_dragon · · Score: 2
      Is this the "Ask Slashdot Technical Support Forum"?

      No, sir, this is eBayDot. And I'm waiting to see price listings on the front page.

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  10. Excellent source for memory by Aaaaaargh! · · Score: 2, Informative

    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.

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  11. Article mod by andaru · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If only you could mod down an article (like this one)...

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  12. not one that you would want... by wickidpisa · · Score: 2

    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.

  13. Dear Slashdot, by adolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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    1. Re:Dear Slashdot, by saintlupus · · Score: 2

      Can someone help me find my ass?

      Sorry, I just mailed my last copy of that remedial ass-finding video along with all my 30 pin SIMMs to this dolt.

      --saint

  14. I do have both by FreeMath · · Score: 2

    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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  15. Assuming this isn't early April 1st story.... by unitron · · Score: 2

    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.

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  16. A message to michael: by Wakko+Warner · · Score: 2

    YHBT.

    YHL.

    HTH, HAND.

    - A.P.

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  17. Dear Slashdot, by duffbeer703 · · Score: 2

    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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