Single In-line Memory Module
<storage> (SIMM) A small circuit board or substrate, typically about 10cm
x 2cm, with RAM integrated circuits or die on one or both sides and a single row
of pins along one long edge. Several SIMMs are mounted with their substrates at
right-angles to the main circuit board (the motherboard). This configuration
allows greater packing density than direct mounting of, e.g. DIL (dual in-line)
RAM packages on the motherboard. In 1993 one SIMM typically held one or four
megabytes, by early 1997 one could hold 8, 16, or 32 MB.
(1997-01-05)
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