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From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: ZIPS vs SIMS
Message-ID: <3446@corpane.UUCP>
Date: 2 Nov 90 15:46:37 GMT
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Organization: Corpane Industries Inc., Louisville, KY
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lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) writes:

>In <13754@sdcc6.ucsd.edu>, rblewitt@sdcc6.ucsd.edu (Richard Blewitt) writes:
>>What is the advantage of using ZIPS as apposed to SIMS for the 
>>memory in the 3000.  There must be some, because ZIPS cost more, and
>>Commodores philosophy is not to spend more then they have to.

>SIMMs were too tall, and would no fit underneath the drive tray.

Like they couldn't have made the case a 16th of an inch taller or whatever?
Or used the SIMMs that lay back at an angle like: \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ?

Dave Haynie once said that the ZIPs were cheaper, but everywhere I called 
the SIMMs were cheaper. (I think he meant they were cheaper for 
CBM to purchase).

Oh well, it's too late to whine about it now. So we will just have to 
live with it. ZIPs are coming down in price though.




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