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[David L. Kensiski 929-8844]

Bob Sutterfield <bob at cis.ohio-state.edu> writes:
>sacto!mmsac!cygnus!david at sun.com (David L. Kensiski) writes:
>    I recently read that Helios offers a RAM upgrade that does not
>    require soldering to the CPU, hence it does not invalidate the Sun
>    warranty or service contract.

> It's the other way around: Helios is the only memory upgrade that I
> know of that requires soldered modifications to the 3/50 board,
> rendering Sun unwilling to service it if it breaks.

Page 38 of the April 17 issue of InfoWorld contians the article:

	Helios Announces Reversible Add-On RAM Cards For Sun-3/50

The article explains that Helios has previously offered boards that were
soldered to the CPU board, but also that Helios just announced a new
reversible board that is not in violation of Sun's warranties.