gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu (02/11/90)
So what is the best rock-bottom price on 1 megabyte SIMMs that are M A D E I N A M E R I C A ? That means, made by Micron Technologies or Motorola, I believe. Send email and I will summarize to the net if there is interest.
gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu (02/16/90)
Here is some of the information.
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Date: Sun, 11 Feb 90 16:19:45 EST
From: cs132096@cs.brown.edu
Subject: Re: American DRAMs?
I purchased four 1-meg modules from Third Wave Computing for $65 each/
As far as I know, they say they have a 'manufacturing plant' in Texas.
The chips do not say Toshiba on them. Instead, they have a sign that
reads 'MT'. I guess that stands for Micron Technology and therefore
the chips are
M A D E I N U S A
If you are not buying for use in a IIci, you can get 100ns for a
couple of bucks cheaper per meg. By the way, their delivery really
delivers. I got my 2nd day for only $3.
-Heng
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb
Subject: Re: American DRAMs?
From: gillies@cs.uiuc.edu
I just looked in the back of MacWeek, and found two other possible
suppliers. They are:
1. Memory Masters, 2023 O'Toole Ave, San Jose CA. 1M by 8, 80ns, low
profile, made in USA, 800-726-2897 (orders) and 408-954-0300 (info)
2. Newer Technology. The picture shows Simms stamped "Made in USA",
and the chips are marked Intel, but I suppose Intel is just packaging
foreign chips (Only Micron & TI manufacture domestic 1Mb DRAMs). The
phone number is 1-800-678-DRAM.
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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 90 10:57:32 PST
From: russ@xanadu.key.com (Russell Donnan)
To: gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu
Subject: Re: American DRAMs?
You can buy Intel 1Mbx8 SIMMs locally for ~$83. I'm sure you can
get them cheaper, but I was in a rush at the time. BTW, locally
means SF Bay Area, CA.
-Russ
Russ Donnan (415) 623-2121
Amdahl Corporation, Key Computer Laboratories, Fremont, CA, USA
russ@key.amdahl.com, ...!{pacbell,sgi,amdahl}!key!russ