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From: uzun@wolf.UUCP (Roger Uzun)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: need 1 megabit DRAMs for my ASDG RAM board
Message-ID: <603@wolf.UUCP>
Date: 1 Jan 88 04:53:57 GMT
References: <20758@linus.UUCP>
Organization: Systems'n'Software San Diego, CA
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Summary: Try OKI

In article <20758@linus.UUCP>, sdl@linus.UUCP (Steven D. Litvintchouk) writes:
> Now I must populate the board, with 1 Megabit by 1, 150 ns (or faster)
> DRAMs.  (1 MB = 8 DRAMs.)  But I hunted thru the ads in BYTE magazine,
> and the best price I could come up with was $31.95 for a 120 ns DRAM.
> 
> Does anyone know where 1 megabit x 1 DRAMs can be purchased more..

I just got the same board and if you check on page 29 of the Nov 26th
issue of EDN magazine you will see a copy of an add from OKI semiconductor
in Sunnyvale for a limited time offer of 9 1mb DRams in plastic 18 pin
DIP housing for $186.00 (limit 3).  Thats where I ordered mine from.  It is
still a lot (almost $21.00/chip) but it is the best I could do for now.  The
problem at this point is really the yen vs $ imbalance.  In any case you
can call Audrey Mendez at 1-408-720-1900 and ask her if the offer is still
on but I would do it right away.  What I did is buy 18 of the chips which 
cost me $378.00 then sold the 2 I don't need to a local electronics dealer
for $21.00 a piece so my new cost was not too high but in the short term
anyone who needs 1MBit Drams is screwed.

-Roger