davids@ucscf.UCSC.EDU (Dave Schreiber) (01/17/91)
In article <8175@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> zerkle@iris.ucdavis.edu (Dan Zerkle) writes: [...] >So.... With the way RAM prices are changing all the time, where is >the best place to buy RAM nowadays? Specifically, I want to know >about: > > 4 x 256K 80 ms static column ZIP's, and > 4 x 1 meg 80 ms static column ZIP's. > >Prices and phone numbers for mail order firms would be lovely. I have >yet to decide which size to get. It depends on the prices.... I would highly recommend BJS Electronics in Santa Clara, California. Back in August when Kreuger was trying to sell me used page-mode 256Kx4 80ns ZIPs for $6+, I got new, static-column mode 256Kx4 80ns ZIPs for $8 from BJS. They're primarily mail-order, although they handle walk-in customers as well. I just called them this morning re. the price of 1Mbx4 80ns s-c ZIPs. The person I talked to gave me a price of $38/ZIP for a quantity of 16 (not including shipping); alert readers will note that this is fairly close to the $/Mb level of the 256Kx4's I got last August...seems the prices of these chips are finally getting reasonable. I didn't check the 256Kx4 prices. BJS's phone number is 408-748-9762. > Dan Zerkle zerkle@iris.eecs.ucdavis.edu (916) 754-0240 > Amiga... Because life is too short for boring computers. -- Dave Schreiber davids@slugmail.ucsc.edu or (but not both) davids@ucscf.ucsc.edu "It was fun learning about logic, but I don't see where or when I will ever use it again."
jesup@cbmvax.commodore.com (Randell Jesup) (01/17/91)
In article <8175@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> zerkle@iris.ucdavis.edu (Dan Zerkle) writes: > 4 x 256K 80 ms static column ZIP's, and > 4 x 1 meg 80 ms static column ZIP's. Hmmm, I'm not sure they make ram that slow... ;-) -- Randell Jesup, Keeper of AmigaDos, Commodore Engineering. {uunet|rutgers}!cbmvax!jesup, jesup@cbmvax.commodore.com BIX: rjesup The compiler runs Like a swift-flowing river I wait in silence. (From "The Zen of Programming") ;-)
vfg2@phx.mcd.mot.com (01/19/91)
In article <11155@darkstar.ucsc.edu> davids@ucscf.UCSC.EDU (Dave Schreiber) writes: > >I would highly recommend BJS Electronics in Santa Clara, California. >Back in August when Kreuger was trying to sell me used page-mode 256Kx4 >80ns ZIPs for $6+, I got new, static-column mode 256Kx4 80ns ZIPs for $8 >from BJS. They're primarily mail-order, although they handle walk-in >customers as well. > >I just called them this morning re. the price of 1Mbx4 80ns s-c ZIPs. The >person I talked to gave me a price of $38/ZIP for a quantity of 16 (not >including shipping); alert readers will note that this is fairly close >to the $/Mb level of the 256Kx4's I got last August...seems the prices of >these chips are finally getting reasonable. I didn't check the 256Kx4 >prices. > >BJS's phone number is 408-748-9762. Thanks for the tip! I called them this morning and I now have 4 megabytes coming my way at the current price of $5.75/chip! (514258's) That's 41% of what my local Amiga dealer wants (uninstalled)!!! Does anyone know if Commodore will be bundling the 1Mx4 chips in with the UNIX upgrade package when it comes out? And/or big SCSI drives for that matter? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dan Quella, vfg2@phx.mcd.mot.com Somehow, someday, we need Just One Victory, and we're on our way ____________________________________________________________ - Rundgren ___
sjk@pixar.uucp (Scott J. Kramer) (01/25/91)
In article <8175@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> zerkle@iris.ucdavis.edu (Dan Zerkle) writes:
. . .
So.... With the way RAM prices are changing all the time, where is
the best place to buy RAM nowadays? Specifically, I want to know
about:
4 x 256K 80 ms static column ZIP's, and
4 x 1 meg 80 ms static column ZIP's.
I recently purchased 1M x 4 80ns ZIP's (Hitachi HM514402) for $35 each
from:
AMT International
2393 Qume Drive
San Jose, CA 95131
Phone: 408-432-1790
FAX: 408-944-9801
Still rather expensive when compared to SIMM's.
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