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From: hue@netcom.UUCP (Jonathan Hue)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: Comparison of GVP 030, A2630, A2630
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Date: 24 Jan 90 08:25:59 GMT
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In article <1271@bmers58.UUCP> uunet!bnrgate!atreus!keithh (Keith Hanlan) writes:
>Some thoughts:
>  o You pay a fair bit for the added performace of the GVP board,
>    largely because of the expensive page-mode RAM. See prices below.

I had heard it was nibble-mode RAM.  Page-mode RAM doesn't make sense here,
the idea behind a nibble mode RAM is to put out an (row and column) address
once and grab the next three locations without putting out an address (just
a column address strobe), and that's what the '030 does in burst mode.

I also heard $1495 for 4M.  1Mx1 Page mode DRAMs are under $10, I thought
nibble-mode wasn't much, if any, more expensive.  Seems like they're luring
you in with this $800 '030 board, then once your locked in, they stick you
with an outrageous price for a 32-bit memory board.

-Jonathan