U211344@HNYKUN11.BITNET (Olaf 'Rhialto' Seibert) (10/08/88)
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As you all know, the American govenment forced Japan to export less
electronic products to the USA. As a result, Japan produced much less
256Kbit chips (among other things, of course). The total production of
these chips has decreased so much, that there is a real shortage of
them. This leads to *much* *higher* ram prices. If those higher prices
were only in the USA, it would not bother me too much, but the prices
have increased dramatically in the entire world.
Now consider the following.
A few weeks ago my Amiga 1000 (with 2M expansion) was at the University
of Nijmegen (the Netherlands) because of a programming job that I
accepted. They do not have any Amigas but the job required one. While
it was there, the ram expansion was stolen. Of course, I think that the
university is responsible for repaying my damages, but they don't seem
to think so ("We don't have an obligation to guard your stuff" and "Why
did you take it here, anyway?"). Even if I succeed in getting back what
I originally paid for the expansion, I still have a considerable loss.
Just a bit of calculation. I paid (a bit more that a year ago) 1300
dutch guilders for the memory expansion. (The current rate of exchange
is about 2.10 guilders for a dollar). But now the price of RAMs has
gone up so much, the particular ram expansion (and the few others that
are available in Europe) isn't even produced anymore because they would
simply be too expensive. Almost nobody would buy one. It is only with
great difficulty that you can find a 2M ram expansion these days, and
then they are very expensive. I heard about (dealer!) prices of 2100
guilders!! Not only have I been deprived of the use of my ram expansion
(I can hardly do without), but even if I succeed in getting my money
back from someone, I cannot even buy a replacement because that would
cost me an *extra* 800 guilders. I simply cannot afford that.
Thank you, american government. Thank you very much.
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In article <1826@nemesis.stsci.edu> scott@stsci.EDU (Jim Scott) writes:
At $57/chip for the 1Mx4 static column ZIPS (bank of
8 to get 4MEG RAM) that's $110/MEG. The 256x4 are even more per MEG
(8 x $15 for a MEG, or $120).
If you're paying $15 per part for the 256Kx4 SCRAM ZIPS, you're being
screwed. I got mine for $6/part. That makes the price $48/Meg. I also
got quotes that beat your price for 1Mx4 SCRAMs, but by 20%, not 60%.
That still leaves the 4Mb parts nearly twice as expensive as the 1Mb
parts for each meg.
<mike
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How many times do you have to fall Mike Meyer
While people stand there gawking? mwm@relay.pa.dec.com
How many times do you have to fall decwrl!mwm
Before you end up walking?palmermg@infonode.ingr.com (Michael G. Palmer) (09/28/90)
In article <MWM.90Sep27111001@raven.pa.dec.com> mwm@raven.pa.dec.com (Mike (My Watch Has Windows) Meyer) writes: >In article <1826@nemesis.stsci.edu> scott@stsci.EDU (Jim Scott) writes: > At $57/chip for the 1Mx4 static column ZIPS (bank of > 8 to get 4MEG RAM) that's $110/MEG. The 256x4 are even more per MEG > (8 x $15 for a MEG, or $120). > >If you're paying $15 per part for the 256Kx4 SCRAM ZIPS, you're being >screwed. I got mine for $6/part. That makes the price $48/Meg. I also >got quotes that beat your price for 1Mx4 SCRAMs, but by 20%, not 60%. >That still leaves the 4Mb parts nearly twice as expensive as the 1Mb >parts for each meg. > > <mike >-- >How many times do you have to fall Mike Meyer >While people stand there gawking? mwm@relay.pa.dec.com >How many times do you have to fall decwrl!mwm >Before you end up walking?