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From: vrr@cbnewsj.att.com (veenu.r.rashid)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.marketplace
Subject: Re: 3000 Ram Chips
Message-ID: <1991Apr11.013726.12273@cbnewsj.att.com>
Date: 11 Apr 91 01:37:26 GMT
References: <1991Apr9.235731.1952@cs.uoregon.edu>
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In article <1991Apr9.235731.1952@cs.uoregon.edu> rlittle@comix.cs.uoregon.edu (Robert A. Little) writes:
>
>Well, after weeks of searching, my relentless pursuit of inexpensive
>RAM chips has finally come to a close...After being quoted everywhere from
>$50/chip all the way up to $80/chip by my local Amiga dealer, I found a
>small company in Calif. with 80ns 1M by 4 static zips for $37.50/chip...
>I figured I give y'all the details (to save you the pain of looking)
>
>80 ns 1M by 4 Zips (Static Column)  for $37.50  (4 megs for $300)
>
>The company is called Visionsoft, PO Box 22517, Carmel CA, 93922, phone
>is 800-735-2633...
>
>The guys (plural, the orig. guy was a flakey "write down exactly what the
>customer says and ask someone intelligent" order person) seemed pretty
>cool, only $10 added for COD & Shipping stuff...
>
>Oh well, enough said....I hope this helps someone, I know I was getting
>real frustrated with so many companies telling me there was a chip shortage
>and that I would never find scrams for less that $60 a piece!
>
>--rob
>
>(anyone know when 2.0 is coming out?)
>
>
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>        Robert Little               || "Avoid work at all costs, even if it
>USENET: rlittle@cs.uoregon.edu      ||  requires going to school" -- Me
>CIS:    71020,1625                  || "He knows changes aren't permanent,
>GEnie:  R.LITTLE2                   ||  but change is..." -- RUSH

No, no, NO!  Chips can be had for as little as $32/chip from BJS Electronics
in CA (no phone# but they're in San Jose) and Wave Electronics, Inc
800-433-3570.  I know there are several places which sell them for $34-$35
per chip and those are supposed to be premium prices - right!

Veenu