0017 Rammy is pleased! The 30/72 pin RAMCheck adapter

[@flaviomenahlourenco9245]

The other Tangs are from Brazil, maracujá is passion fruit e guaraná is a fruit from the Amazon Florest, a popular taste made by the guaraná seeds (like coffe), by the way a hello from your Brazilian fans.

[@JaapGinder]

I like guaraná, they sell something with that name here in the Netherlands... that is not the same what I had in Brazil! So Adam, you are priviliged to have the real stuff!

[@organiccold]

Exactamente, Brasil. Abraco de Portugal

[@guidelli]

É nóis!

[@danielyazbek9910]

Brasil bombando aqui!!! Brazil dominating here!!!😁😁😁😁

[@arturpaivads]

I would comment that here. Those tangs are from Brazil. Guaraná is a very known native fruit here. We actually make soda out of it too. Coca-Cola has a branch of those under the Fanta brand, called Fanta Guaraná. The other is a extent to the passion fruit also very known here. Maracujá fruit is know for their calming effects, it's can also be bought on high concentrations as a calming medicine. Those tangs came straight from Brazil, its even in Portuguese hahaha We also don't have a word for lime or lemon. It's the same fruit for us, just different species of the same fruit. We call them "limão". Spelled something like "li-mam". Strawberries are called "morango", spelled like "mo-ringo" (google translate spelling helped me here).

[@necro_ware]

I'd keep that 512Kx32 (12:50). That could be a memory module for some rare 286/386 mainboards, like the IBM PS/2 Model 50Z. If that's it, it is super hard to find.

[@IBM_Museum]

Heh, I have a "few" of them - the 2Mb 85nS modules are my real "go-to" for the early PS/2s because it works on so many planars and expansion adapters. I've got a bag of those. For that header to add a PCB with socket adapter(s), a board could even be made for PS/2 Model 80 modules (which were only in 1, 2, and 4Mb capacities) - Who has (rhetorical) a bunch of those around to test?

[@AmstradExin]

Normally they used weird modules until the 486 Era. These 2MB Modules are quite common tho.

[@AmstradExin]

The smaller ones are 1MB Each. There are also 16 and 32MB SDRAM.

[@Megabobster]

I'd also double check ram that it says is bad in a computer until you're sure you can trust its report

[@squirlmy]

@@AmstradExin IBM was trying to fight back against clones by using more proprietary parts. PS/2s also have such things as strange power supply connectors and even unique floppy drives, as well as the MCA bus. While Compaq and other clone and peripheral makers were standardizing, making parts cheaper, backwards-compatible and interoperable.

[@tdsangel]

"lachgummi" is a german pun, cuz the winegums in germany are calles "weingummi". "weinen" means "crying" - therefore they made "laughing gums" - translated "lachgummi". quite tasty although i like the original lachgummis without "heroes" better. :)

[@frazzleface753]

Nothing better than a good German pun! 😁

[@josch1710]

You have to add, that "Weingummi" really means "wine gummi".

[@HrLBolle]

kleinstes bisschen Besserwisserei: Weingummis vorzugsweise von Haribo sind nach dem trinkbaren Zeug aus Trauben benannt tiniest bit of nit picking: Weingummi preferably from Haribo are named after the drinkable stuff made from Grapes

[@IBM_Museum]

@15:12 - There's an IBM FRU P/N on the module. Yes, there were 1Mb 72-pin SIMMs (and lower) for IBM PS/2s. I'm interested in sending you a sampling of modules to see what results they would have (the 'Presence Detect' scheme for modules that work in PS/2s is documented - but can vary from other manufacturers, of course). Modifying a higher capacity to work as a specific SIMM model by changing the "PD bits" is one of the "cool factors" with PS/2s!

[@vanpastel]

Adrian if you ever come to Spain and ask for "limón" they'll give you yellow lemon, we call the green variety "Lima" here in Spain. Love you videos, all the best.

[@nachoherrera]

Same words in Argentina, limon -> yellow, lima -> green

[@Microang]

Was just about to comment this. Greetings from Spain...

[@BlackEpyon]

What!? A lime is just a green lemon???

[@Microang]

@@BlackEpyon technically they are the same family, a lime is a bit stronger

[@BlackEpyon]

@@Microang I know, I was being facetious.

[@CeitDeVitto]

All I can say, is one of the reasons why I watch your channel is the level of Joy you have for what you do.

[@pedrolugo3]

Hey Adrian, these Tang seems Brazilian! (this is Portuguese!) Maracujá (very refreshing) is passion fruit and Guaraná is typical Amazon fruit (very energetic) For the record we have "kind of" a word for Lemon = Limão Siciliano and Lime is only Limão.

[@Sataaa]

Another thing I came here to note is that at least in Brazil, Tang is not sugar free by default, like it apparently is in Mexico! Other than that, I love both Guarana and Passion fruit juices. If you're into iced teas, try adding some of the Guarana mix to it for a great time!

[@Barabyk]

I'd happily watch a live stream with all the ram modules tested... I don't know, weirdly appealing. I always had this pleasant tingling whenever I found some ram, old or new...

[@EyeMWing]

Those two miswired modules - I have something tingling in the depths of my brain about some weird system using the 72pin slot and memory form factor, but wired incompatibly, presumably out of spite. Mac VRAM maybe?

[@n.h.s.a.d.m.]

"Only good RAM is good for Rammy." Love that :D

[@ovalwingnut]

The rammifications of this tester are mind blowing. Just saying.

[@squirlmy]

G-R-O-A-N!

[@ovalwingnut]

Tough crowd :)

[@trashtronics1700]

This can help you set up your timings without trial and error also helps with overclocking def need one of these love the dad jokes 😂

[@SireSquish]

It would be a massive boon for the retro enthusiasts to have this thing recreated open source hardware style. That looks like a really cool toy.

[@kjamison5951]

The stick that failed might be a VRAM module. I found some of these fitted into Apple Macintosh computers to enhance the video resolution to more pixels or more colours. It might be worth your while to put in the number on one of the chips to see if there’s mention of it being used in a VRAM module. The later Macintosh computers used a 72-pin module that only worked in the VRAM slot.

[@KenjiUmino]

does the mac IIsi fall under "later macintosh computers" ? because mine has four 30 pin slots + one 72 pin slot - and i wondered what i can do with this slot ? put faster vram in there ? do i need a special module ?

[@kjamison5951]

@@KenjiUmino Not 'faster' VRAM but a module with more capacity. With more VRAM storage, you get more colours and a higher resolution. Good luck!

[@loughkb]

I totally forgot about the RAMCHECK. I had the pleasure of using one of those at a past job, working in I.T. at a big company. I was the workstation guy, and it saved me a bunch of time in keeping a variety of PC's going day to day. That tester is just great, lucky you for owning one. :-)

[@Stefan_Payne]

the weird 512kx32 you should keep - that is probably something for either a Printer or some weird non x86 System (DEC ALPHA for example). You'll never know when you need them :)

[@stephenburt7635]

I was thinking along the same lines of it being for an old laser printer.

[@jdwl524]

I was going to say the same thing, the odd layout modules look a lot like Printer memory from my time at HP

[@tankgrrl]

Those two 'bad wiring' are HP 8MB printer memory SIMMs.

[@timballam3675]

a1219-60001 gives it away...

[@AttilaSVK]

Great choice of music on the tablet :) (although Daft Punk's Random Access Memories would be more appropriate to the contents of the video :D)

[@ultrametric9317]

Oh MAN I would have KILLED for this device back when I did server building and support! Very very cool!!

[@billfruge25]

That is fantastic piece of equipment. The features and logic are top-notch. I wish I'd had that back before I retired from IT...

[@Ojref1]

The ability for that to detect reliable refresh rates is divine. Now you can order lots of old memory and handpick a group of the best performers.

[@lmoore3rd]

My dad and I remember that time we bought a dubious 72-pin SIMM at a computer show in the mid-90's. The guy selling it was from what used to be Yugoslavia. That cursed RAM caused so many issues, random errors, etc. Wish I had a RAM tester back then. 😁

[@ronyket]

When I saw a preview of the video which i see Adrian opening a box with Tang juice powder inside, i thought that a Brazilian Sent this to him, but interesting to see that even Brazilian flavours are avaliable in the US. That guaraná one is my favourite Tang flavour. I used to buy lotes of those at supermarkets and drink a lot.

[@arthurdecastro]

Pensei que ia ser um BR também. De fato é muito bom o de guaraná, compro direto -q

[@ahe]

Hi, Adrian. Just a small correction: Though the picture on the Tang pack looks like a lime, at least in Castilian Spanish, limón → lemon lima → lime Thanks for all the great content, it’s just fantastic to watch.

[@Marmelucos]

WOW!! This juice is very famous here in Brazil, it has an incredible flavor,. Guaraná and orange flavor are my favorites, pineapple flavor is great.

[@maxtornogood]

I would watch a full video of you just doing a basic+extensive test of ALL the RAM, please do this Adrian!

[@the_beefy1986]

I totally remember using this device in the "hardware room" of my first helpdesk job!

[@jeromewink557]

Where I worked we had one of those checkers and the adapter. Worked pretty good.

[@laxr5rs]

I'm surprised by how much fun I'm having watching the test values on the interface. "And... it's good!" Heheh. Thanks.

[@yakattack1069]

Adrian, love your content and your great personality. I always look forward to your videos!

[@cacheman]

19:28 There's a soft-drink called "Guarana Antarctica" that I really enjoyed when I was in Brazil for a stint.

[@soteful9949]

One of the best retro computer channels

[@helldog3105]

I have a ton of 30 pin and 72 pin simms that I need to test. I really want one of these testers. I have had a search on ebay set up since you first showed it, and I haven't been successful at all in getting one. This thing is super awesome!

[@nebular-nerd]

Have another 👍 for your excellent choice of music.

[@mar4kl]

Tang - Ooof! Whenever I hear about Tang, I'm transported (mentally) back to the first time I gave blood. I didn't do very well, and the phlebotomist ended up cutting my donation short. I was feeling faint and woozy, and the staff decided that the best way to treat that was to make me drink three 9-ounce cups of ice-cold Tang, one after another. A few minutes and 27 ounces of sickly-sweet, orange awfulness later, I had gone from feeling faint and woozy to feeling faint and woozy and nauseous! By the grace of G-d, I neither passed out nor lost the contents of my stomach, and I was able to shakily leave the donor center on my own power about 20 minutes later. What's more, I have since donated blood successfully many times. But I will never forget that first time. Thanks, Tang...

[@NJRoadfan]

That first 2MB 72-pin SIMM looks like the stock Chip RAM SIMM out of an Amiga 4000. Don't toss it!

[@Schickacka]

Hi Adrian! First time I comment one of your videos. Just to say that the Maracujá and the Guaraná Tang are here from Brazil. Maracujá is the same as a passion fruit. Guaraná is a Brazilian fruit, commonly found in the Amazonian area, usually used to produce soda.

[@gigaherz_]

Actually in Spain Spanish, Limón is Lemon, and Lima is Lime. EDIT: I looked it up and it appears that in some countries in latin america, the word limón refers to something we call lime. Incidently, I happen to like lemon, but really dislike lime. It tastes too bitter to me.

[@hpalvz]

Same thing in Argentinan Spanish: 🍋 is "limón" and the green, smaller one is "lima"

[@sysghost]

About 72 pin FP and EDO RAM modules: EDO usually are used on Pentium era motherboards. Some later 486 motherboards could use EDO as well, although not common. And EDO often had to be used in pairs. 486 and earlier motherboards usually use FP RAM modules. Either 30 pin or 72 pins. There's passive 30 to 72 pin adapters that takes 4x 30 pin modules to make a full 32 bit wide 72 pin memory package. The north bridge, which houses the memory controller, is what's responsible for what's compatible on these motherboards. Modern processors nowadays have the north bridge chip integrated into the CPU itself, including the memory controller.

[@ComandanteJ]

Hey Adrian! At least here in Spain, "Limón" would be the name of the lemon fruit, the yellow one, and "Lima" would be like, the green stuff. Awesome content as ever!

[@kaitlyn__L]

I’ve read it’s the opposite in Latin America, seen some quite long threads between people comparing their locality’s words for fruits lol

[@fxp0]

If you like tang, you might like "bolero" from UK/EU. Same idea and tastes awesome when added to water 🙂

[@matthewfarr1107]

Guarana is a very common soda flavor in South America. When I lived in Paraguay it was my go to, I like it better than Coke. The flavor as I would describe it is sort of apple-like, but different. Good stuff.

[@Cabalist3131]

I would love to see an open source version of that tool.

[@v4lgrind]

I've looked a bit at doing that. A big killer is getting those sockets. When available they are expensive. So expensive that it's often less money to buy a ramtester on ebay and harvest the sockets from it.

[@KurtisBarnes]

i think the maracuja is passion fruit if im not mistaken, but i must say definitely love this channel!!!!

[@demoniclese]

Wow....the days of 486s with 32 megs of ram.....lol....i feel so old.....thanx for that! LOL

[@therealjpster]

I used one of those in the computer store I worked in in the late 1990s.

[@IcySon55]

Hi Adrian, the Guarana Tang you had, that fruit is known as Passion Fruit. It's available in many countries. Notably, I get passion fruit bubble tea here in Toronto. ^_^ Edit: Correction, Guarana doesn't have an English name. I got it mixed up with Maracuja, which is Passion Fruit.

[@AttilaSVK]

Passion Fruit is Maracuja, Guarana hasn't got an English name as far as I know.

[@IcySon55]

@@AttilaSVK You're right. I mixed them up. Hah. My family's restaurant sells guarantee soft drinks. The green cans.

[@DaivG]

As someone with an absurd amount of 30 and 72 pin ram sitting around (along with tons of sdram), I’m incredibly jealous of this right now. I’ve been meaning to boot up some old computers I have kept around to get all that ram checked and labeled. I should probably sell the computers and just find one of these at some point.

[@stitchfinger7678]

I would literally watch a 3 hour stream of you testing RAM with some music in the bkgd

[@bobblum5973]

Adrian, watch out for oddball modules intended for servers, workstations and minicomputers. Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC), Sun and HP are a few of the manufacturers of those. Your RAM tester may not know how to work with them, although they may have made another adapter for them. I worked with HP servers that used registered memory with an "R" designation, too.

[@alanjupiter]

These TANG flavors are from Brazil. Maracuja is passion fruit, limão is lemon, guarná is an amazon fruit very popular here in brazil. Enjoy it

[@soteful9949]

Tang was created for astronauts and then became commercial. One of the best retro computer channels

[@ricdintino9502]

My memories of Orange Tang marketing from the 60's is that it's what the astronauts drank. Talked my parents into buying a jar expecting it to taste like actual orange juice only to be bitterly disappointed.

[@tigheklory]

I remember going to computer fairs in the 90s and the guys selling RAM would have these and would test RAM when you bought it.

[@tigheklory]

A label maker would be good too.

[@BAgodmode]

My friend from Peru loves the orange tang.

[@nukley]

Pink Floyd, nice, that's a good track from The Wall you're listening to.

[@AwesomeGames56]

Love the music choice there!

[@keancv]

Adrian love the videos, I'm surprised that videos that feature candy don't do as well. Different countries have different so allways interesting to see. I'd guess that the candy makes edible packageing

[@JamieOrlando]

Aaaaah those tester sounds are bringing me back to my computer store days.

[@no1leader135]

This video is so cool, because Adrian talks about memories - I mean RAM.

[@Narayan_1996]

Those Tang are from Brazil, Maracujá is Passion fruit and Guaraná (that is endemic from here) is used to make sodas/carbonated drinks (non-alcoholic) and other things also

[@chuckthetekkie]

With my first PC, an EPSON with a Cyrix 486 50Mhz, I upgraded the RAM to 2x32MB SIMM modules as 64MB was the max the motherboard supported. I remember the RAM not being cheap. Almost $100 for the kit back in the 90's.

[@jakobole]

Some of these can also be very useful for someone having and older AKAI/EMU/Roland etc sampler.

[@DiskWizard001]

OMG Adrian, I'm jealous ! You got such nifty things for fixing stuff :)

[@borayurt66]

I really miss Tang. They went' out of Turkey years ago. They were the leader of the fruit flavored drink mixes but just disappeared with no apparent reason. I still have their glasses that came bundled with 5 packs.

[@kevin34ct]

Awesome song cued on your player!!!

[@rigues]

Most of those are from Brazil, we have a full assortment of flavors. Maracujá is Passion fruit. Try Caju (the fruit Cashew Nuts come from), it is wonderful.

[@rigues]

Forgot: we do differentiate between Lemons (Limão) and Limes (Lima). But, for a reason I don't know, the fruit we call lemon ("Limão Tahiti") is in fact the Persian Lime. The Lemon you know in the US is uncommon, much more expensive and called "Limão Siciliano" (Sicilian Lemon)

[@MarianoLu]

Hi Adrian, Lemon is lemon and Lime is Lima in Spanish. Based on those fruit flavors they may be from some south American country like Uruguay or Argentina.

[@3butalcomp3]

Rammy! Rammy looks like one cool puppet :) all that Tang? Cracking up here!!

[@dmnsonic]

These first Tang ones maybe are from Brazil. We have a lot of different flavors of Tang here in Brazil. Guaraná is a kind of energetic fruit we have here. We even have a Guaraná soda based.

[@kaitlyn__L]

I was often kind of fascinated by powdered drinks, but now I realise it’s not that different of an idea from squash or cordial - just dried out instead of merely concentrated.

[@FabioJulioRoque]

Tang made by Mondelez is Brazil.... Aweesome how much long this juice can reach!

[@guidelli]

Maracujá=passion fruit. Guaraná is a fruit from Amazon (Here in Brasil)! :D

[@SudaNIm103]

Spanish has a unique word for lime, "lima" but it's usage varies. My understanding is that historically in Spain people have called limes "limones verdes", or "green lemons"; this tradition continues in parts of Latin America however, in Mexico the terms "limon" or "lima", are used interchangeably.

[@squirlmy]

Lemons and limes are the same species. From a grower's point of view, it makes sense to use the terms interchangeably. It's old-time "marketing" that made the terms different in English.

[@SudaNIm103]

@@squirlmy Completely True but much like how peaches and necturiens are the same species, ( as well as numerous other examples) lime and lemon cultivars are certainly not the same. Though the distinction is phenotypic rather than genetic, there is a quantifiable difference.

[@AugustoIFRJ]

Tang is available in Brazil too, but is pure sugar with an random flavour, not recommended for who have diabetes type 2, like me. Cheers!

[@depositionsandstuff7465]

Completely addicted to your channel. I have to say that only you can make testing memory interesting!

[@stiiffyrabbit]

currently ebaying for $650 - $1,800 - glad i was sitting down!

[@bad.sector]

There are 1 MB PS/2 Simms. You may remember them from late 486 and Pentium boards, but their PS/2 name tells their origin in the IBM PS/2 line. IBM was eager to push 286 machines albeit 386 CPUs being available. And in my PS/2 Model 50Z (286 10 MHz w/ Microchannel) there was such a 1 MB module... which was totally fine given the architecture and the time period (1987). "Most PCs work with EDO"... 486 machines usually require FPM RAM. Only some rare ones can work with EDO, or partially with EDO (have such a board which likes EDO in only one slot).

[@nickwallette6201]

Yeah, EDO compatibility is not a given. I don’t think any of my 486 boards will use it, and even a few of my Pentiums will lock up or fail the mem test with EDO.

[@larrywilliams8010]

Nice song queued up

[@AngeloTelesforo]

Maracujá is sour passion fruit in Portuguese, I don’t know if it’s the same in Spanish. Guaraná is an Amazon fruit. Soft drinks made from guaraná are very common in Brazil.

[@BollingHolt]

0:01 Props on the Floyd!

[@thereverendcoyote]

They used to also make grape tang as well as orange. k back in the late 70's Don't remember when it was discontinued.

[@jussikuusela7345]

My favorite online dictionary lists limonero, limón, and citrón as words for lemon in Spanish. Citrón is obviously cognate to the French word "Citroën" and well as the word Finns have loaned, "sitruuna".

[@pivanow1]

Yes, guaraná is a typical fruit from amazon. Soft drinks and juices made with the fruit are considered energetic and are very popular here in Brazil. Enjoy!

[@adambaranek]

We used to have Josta here in the states that was made with Guarana. It was my absolute favorite and I’ve been sad for two decades now that it was discontinued.

[@heilong108]

As an owner of a Chroma DRAM tester with an almost identical feature set I can confidently say it's only a matter of time before you extended test all modules and record their minimum tested access times

[@Manoel1978Alves]

Oh! brazilian tang! Maracujá (passion fruit) and Guaraná are amazing. Feed rammy well too, amazing video!

[@retropuffer2986]

Wow. What an amazing testing machine!

[@BilisNegra]

Candy/drink/sweets reviews are supposedly not popular with Adrian's viewers... But a TON of comments in this video are about those instead of the main topic! Please never stop showing those and give your impressions, some of us DO like it.

[@zelate]

At 11:48 the module has what looks like an HP part number format (A1219-60001), possibly it comes out of something like an old printer.

[@kobe3576]

In Spain's Spanish, Limón is Lemon and Lima is Lime. If you ask for Limón you will have always a Lemon, not a Lime. Also Tang is (or at least was in the 80s~90s) very common in Spain.

[@CheshireNoir]

The scrounger in me wonders if, with the RAM checker, you could identify which chips are bad on each SIMM and salvage the working chips? I know there are projects out there for retro systems that rely on salvaging second hand chips off SIMMs. Maybe they could be saved and "rise again" from their coffin like a silicon Dracula. :-D

[@nickwallette6201]

Yes! There is definitely some salvageable RAM from those sticks.

[@twocvbloke]

It'll be SIMM City with all the RAM testing you'll be doing with this adaptor added to the kit... :D

[@chainq68k]

That first 2MB module can probably be used in Amiga 4000 Rev. B boards as chip RAM. Mine has a module exactly like that. So do not throw it away. :)

[@chainq68k]

And that pair of 72pin modules which test as bad, could be some other type than regular SIMM. There were for example GVP accelerators for various Amiga models, and they IIRC used the same 72 pin form factor, but they were electronically incompatible.

[@AlexandroTrevisan]

Hi Adrian, these Tang are common here in Brazil too (I think these are from here, it is in portuguese), Guaraná is a fruit from here, common in some soda flavors, and Maracujá in some of these mixtures.

[@gcolombelli]

Seems like those tangs are a mixed set from Brazil and some other countries from Latin America. The maracujá and guaraná flavored ones are most likely from Brazil, I noticed some text written in portuguese on them. I'm not sure about spanish speaking countries, but in Brazil what is commonly called "limão" is indeed lime, or "limão taiti", not lemon or "limão siciliano" as it's called here. Maracujá is passion fruit aka Passiflora edulis. The fruit is very tasty and has a "sweet" and a "sour" variant, it's said to having a calming effect, although I'm not sure if the fruit itself does that if it's the infusion made from the leaves. Guaraná is, well, guarana aka Paullinia cupana. The fruit contains quite a bit of caffeine, it's used as an food additive in powder form, it's also used in many energy drinks and soft drinks.

[@pupaepedorra]

Actually, Limón in Spanish means Lemon, and Lima (like the city in Perú) means Lime. But this MAY not be the case in Mexico, as they do not speak the same variation of Spanish as we speak in Argentina.

[@Renville80]

A good approach might be to use the basic test for go / no-go sorting, then run the extensive test to sort by speed.

[@lescarneiro]

Maracujá and Guaraná flavours are from Brazil for sure.

[@charlieecho9621]

Bonjour très bon choix pink Floyd pour travailler

[@EngineeringVignettes]

I have a project on the back burner to build a simple DRAM tester. Mainly to catch dodgy ebay DRAM chips that are mis-rated. One of these days... That's a nice SIP DIMM etc. DRAM tester though, very comprehensive! (BTW, isn't gurana the stuff that's in RedBull? I think there was a drink called Ball Guarana as well long ago. That stuff is loaded with caffine.) Cheers,

[@fellipec]

Yes, guaraná is awesome. There is a soft drink called Guaraná Antarctica, if you can find a can, buy it, you'll not regret!