klotz@cbnewsd.att.com (david.a.klotzbach) (02/05/91)
From article <1991Feb3.050247.20455@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>, by fenger@galaxy.uucp (Steven V Fenger): > In article <1991Feb2.211543.7572@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> > rschmidt@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (roy schmidt) stuck in the IBM world writes: > >>>Anybody want 32 1 Megabit DRAM 80ns Motorola chips for $150 dollars? >>>(4 Megs) ^^ >>It takes *36* 1MB chips to make 4 MBytes (9 per bank). Anyways, $150.00 > It takes 36 chips if you have parity memory. You only need *32* for > machines such as Macs which don't use parity memory. ^^^ Since this is comp.sys.ibm.pc, who cares how many chips it takes to make a meg on a mac? The point remains, 32 chips are worthless to an IBM.pc user. As for price: From Feb. 1991 Computer Shopper: 1 MBIT 1000kx1 60ns 5.95 or 9 @ 53.55 or 8 @ 47.60 70ns 4.90 or 9 @ 44.10 or 8 @ 39.20 80ns 4.65 or 9 @ 41.85 or 8 @ 37.20!!! or 148.80 for 32 100ns 4.40 or 9 @ 39.60 or 8 @ 35.20 from -> I.C. Express 15140 Valley Boulevard, City of Industry, CA 91744 As you can see, $150 is $1.20 higher than mail order, also IC Express has been around long enough that they have passed the test of time. > Steven Fenger > fenger@cps.msu.edu