chow@theory.tn.cornell.edu (Christopher Chow) (03/06/91)
The QMS PS-410 is an excellent printer, but QMS seems to want a fortune to
upgrade the 410's standard 2 Mb RAM to 3, 4, or 6 Mb. Unfortunately, the 410
does not use standard (LW IINTX or IIfx) SIMMS - it uses a QMS designed
RAM expansion board.
Does anyone know whether:
(1) There exist any outside vendors of these RAM expansion boards?
- or -
(2) Whether it is possible to cheaply add RAM onto the QMS standard
1 MB expansion board?
Christopher Chow
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| Usenet: ...{uw-beaver|decvax|vax135}!cornell!batcomputer!chow |m_herodotus@coors.dec.com (Mario Herodotus - Digital Customer Support Center (800) 525-6570) (03/07/91)
In article <1991Mar6.053431.22787@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>, chow@theory.tn.cornell.edu (Christopher Chow) writes... > >The QMS PS-410 is an excellent printer, but QMS seems to want a fortune to >upgrade the 410's standard 2 Mb RAM to 3, 4, or 6 Mb. Unfortunately, the 410 >does not use standard (LW IINTX or IIfx) SIMMS - it uses a QMS designed >RAM expansion board. > >Does anyone know whether: > >(1) There exist any outside vendors of these RAM expansion boards? > > - or - > >(2) Whether it is possible to cheaply add RAM onto the QMS standard > 1 MB expansion board? There are quite a few places that carry the RAM upgrades for the QMS PS-410. I called around last week and here is what I found. I stopped when I got to MacDepot, read on and you'll see why. Maya 800-541-2318 1meg $375, 2meg $609, 4meg $1000 Mac Systems & Accessories 800-880-0458 They can get them but could not quote a price at the time I called. Advance 800-654-3242 They can get them but could not quote a price at the time I called. MacDepot 800-222-2808 They stopped selling them because of the cost, but they said they will be caring a module in the near future that is a carrier for standard Mac SIMMs and will allow the QMS to be upgraded to 6meg (2 internal + 4 on the carrier). This module will only cost about $65, the final price was not definite because they are still evaluating the module. The guy I spoke with said they have seen them already so this is not too far off. I figure that with the low cost of 256K SIMMs you could upgrade to 3meg for real cheap (especially if you find them used, I've seen people selling them here for $5). with 1meg SIMMs going for under $45 you could upgrade to 6meg for less than $250. Unless you have to upgrade now I suggest waiting for this module. Mario -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I can't afford my own opinions, and DEC won't pay for them either. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mario Herodotus [ CX03 1/K3 ] | m_herodotus@coors.dec.com Digital Equipment Corporation | Customer Support Center | - or - m_herodotus%coors.dec@decwrl.dec.com 305 Rockrimmon Blvd. | Colorado Springs, CO 80919 | - or - ...!decwrl!coors.dec.com!m_herodotus | (800) 525-6570 Ext 25520 | [direct line (719) 592-5520] | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------