Single inline memory module support system

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ABSTRACT:
A Single Inline Memory Module (SIMM) support system enables a computer system to recognize and address 1-Mbyte, 4-Mbyte and 16-Mbyte SIMMs installed in a receiving socket having only a number of pins sufficient to address the 1-Mbyte and 4-Mbyte SIMMs. The capacity of the SIMM is determined by a TYPE signal on a predetermined pin of the installed SIMM which is connected to a pull-up resistor of the SIMM support circuitry and generates a TYPE signal. If the TYPE signal is a logic low, the installed SIMM has a 1-Mbyte capacity. If the TYPE signal is a logic high, the installed SIMM has a 4-Mbyte or a 16-Mbyte capacity. In order to remain pin compatible with 1-Mbyte and 4-Mbyte SIMMs, a 16-Mbyte SIMM cannot have any additional pins to address the additional memory locations. Thus, the TYPE signal shares a pin with the most significant address bit required to address the 16-Mbyte SIMM. The sharing is controlled so that the most significant address bit is only active when the TYPE signal is in its inactive high state.

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