Dimm

[Muskie]

My friend as I had an argument yesterday over what DIMM meant. I thought it was Digital Integrated Memory Module. I learned that in a class I'm taking. Granted, its a Graphic Design class, but I do think they would get that right at least... My friend got all huffy and said I learned it wrong and that it was Dual In-line Memory Module, which I later confirmed online. I had an idea that maybe DIMMs had a different meaning in the Mac world (by friend is a big peecee buff). I was just wondering what this means. Did I really learn it wrong? Or is it both? Are they compeltely different things? Please clarify! Thank you.

 

[Phatpat]

According to Wikipedia.org your friend is right. It doesn't seem like something that would change from platform to platform.

 

[~Shard~]

Your friend is absolutely right. I'm an Electronics Systems Engineer and have actually deisgned memory chips, so I know them quite well. "DIMM" refers to the architecture of the RAM - "Dual In-Line Memory Module". The old technology employed was SIMM, "Single In-Line Memory Module".

Hope this helps!

 

[jxyama]

i find your definition kind of funny. using the word 'digital' in describing RAM is kind of redundant.

 

[Muskie]

Originally posted by ~Shard~
Your friend is absolutely right. I'm an Electronics Systems Engineer and have actually deisgned memory chips, so I know them quite well. "DIMM" refers to the architecture of the RAM - "Dual In-Line Memory Module". The old technology employed was SIMM, "Single In-Line Memory Module".

Hope this helps!

The change from single to dual in-line makes sense to me name-wise. That's what had me most confused to why I was taught digital integrated... I dunno where that came from. Thank you all for clearning this up. dual in-line it is!