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Did SIMM RAM straight up replace the DIP chips when it was introduced? For some reason I thought they were used in parallel, with conventional RAM physically se

Did SIMM RAM straight up replace the DIP chips when it was introduced? For some reason I thought they were used in parallel, with conventional RAM physically separate from the rest. I guess there's no reason that should have to be, though, as the 640K barrier was a real mode limitation, and nothing more. What they say about assumptions applies. I guess I kind of missed out on the fun here, going straight from an XT to a Pentium...

0xcde4c3db 8y ago
> For some reason I thought they were used in parallel, with conventional RAM physically separate from the rest. I don't specifically know of any boards like that, but Pre-Pentium boards were kind of a free-for-all, so I wouldn't be a bit surprised if they exist.