NEC 4164-12

[Chuck Guzis]

On 10/28/2017 10:14 PM, dwight via cctalk wrote:
> One caution for 4164s. When they first came out, there were some that were 256 cycle refresh and others that were 128 cycle.
> 
> There is no way by looking at them to tell which is which other than getting a matching original manufacture document.
> 
> Many machines expect 128 cycle. You can use 256 cycle on chips designed for 128 but not the other way around.
> 
> Most Z80 setups only do 128 unless it has additional hardware to handle the extra bit ( not to likely ).
> 

There's a great chart of the 4164s and their characteristics here:

http://www.minuszerodegrees.net/memory/4164.htm

NEC 4164 use 128 cycle refresh, but so do many others.

--Chuck