sdl@linus.UUCP (Steven D. Litvintchouk) (01/05/88)
A while back, I posted a query to this newsgroup regarding potential
sources of (relatively) inexpensive 1 megabit x 1 DRAM chips. (These
are the chips I need to populate my new ASDG 8 MB RAM board for my
new Amiga 2000.)
The best tip I received was from Roger Uzun (uzun@wolf.UUCP), which is
this:
In recent (e.g. December 10, 1987) issues of EDN Magazine, there is an
ad for a "limited time trial offer" from OKI Semiconductor (Sunnyvale,
CA) (408-720-1900).
They will sell you up to 3 DRAM "kits." Each "kit" contains 1 byte
with parity (that's 9) 1 megabit x 1 (120ns) DRAM chips. Price:
$186.00 per kit, plus $3.00 per kit for shipping/handling. Total
price: $189.00 per kit. (Limit of 3 kits per customer). The kits
must be purchased with check or money order; and no company purchase
orders are accepted.
The coupon in the EDN ad said the offer expired December 31, 1987.
However, I called Audrey Mendez at OKI Semiconductor. She said that
it was still OK for me to order the kits, providing I gave her my name
so she would expect to receive my check in a couple of days. (She
also said it was OK for me to spread the word about this deal.)
This deal works out to $21.00 per chip. If anyone out there in
netland is interested, they should call Ms. Mendez ASAP and see if
they can get the same deal for themselves.
Steven Litvintchouk
MITRE Corporation
Burlington Road
Bedford, MA 01730
Fone: (617)271-7753
ARPA: sdl@mitre-bedford.arpa
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