[geeks] memtest86 question (are correctable ECC errors, errors?)

Wed Sep 26 01:15:17 CDT 2007

On Wed, Sep 26, 2007 at 01:05:17AM -0500, Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:
> If anything, this illustrates why ECC should be a mandatory requirement
> for anything other than a gaming/media-playback system.

Parity was standard in PC type computers until RAM being $50 a megabyte
prevented people from buying Windows.

Compaq to stoped using parity RAM which cut memory costs by about 11%.

Apple NEVER used parity RAM except for some IIcx/IIci systems sold to the U.S.
Millitary.

Geoff.

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