Hi.
> Here's an excerpt from the memory article in my newsletter.
>
> Looking at a SIMM, many times it's difficult to tell what type it is.
> so if you remember these general rules, you should be all right:
>
> - 1, 4 and 16MB 72 pin SIMMs are single sided.
> - 2, 8 and 32MB 72 pin SIMMs are double sided.
>
        This is not always so, since there is no reason why. I remember
perfectly having seen a 16 MB 72 double sided (4 chips total).
        The only way to know is look at the chip configuration, as given
by the manufacturer. If the chip is 4Mx8bit, with four of these you can
make a 16Mbyte simm providing 32 bits at the time; then you have to see
if for the total area you need one side or both.
        But having a mobo, a power supply, a VGA and a monitor...

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Javier Vizcaino. Ability Electronics. [log in to unmask]
  Starting point:        (-1)^(-1) = -1
  Applying logarithms: (-1)*ln(-1) = ln(-1)
  Since ln(-1) <> 0, dividing:  -1 = 1     (ln(-1) is complex, but exists)