6 Feb
2015
6 Feb
'15
3:13 p.m.
On Feb 6, 2015, machine. A 64K chip is going to be
totally meaningless.
>>>
>>> So why are you looking for a 64K chip? (27512 I would assume that would
be...)
>>
>> 2716 = 16k bits = 2kbytes X 8 bits
>> 2764 = 64k bits = 8kbytes X 8 bits
>>
>> The latest rom images for the 11/23+ require 8kbyte chips.
>
> Ah, so 2764, not 64K bytes... Oh well... :-)
> When did people start counting memory sizes in bits???
ROMs are like bandwidth on the Internet, sold in bits (kbits, megabits) ,consumed in
bytes.
Oh, at least as early as the mid-70s, with the 2708 (1KByte).
Yes, I too wish they had used bytes for eprom sizes.