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From: gillies@uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Video DRAMs
Message-ID: <76000126@uiucdcsp>
Date: 15 Feb 88 22:20:00 GMT
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Nf-From: uiucdcsp.cs.uiuc.edu!gillies    Feb 15 16:20:00 1988


For those of you with Mac II/Apple video cards:

I just talked to Microprocessors Unlimited in Dallas.  They are a
low-cost mail-order chip merchant.  As little as 4 weeks ago, they
were selling NEC 41264 video DRAMS (64K*4) for $5.25 each.  The Apple
256-color upgrade is 8 of these chips.  However, four weeks ago NEC
cut back supplies so that they could fully supply OEM manufacturers.

The chips have skyrocketed to $9.50 each.  This means a "do it
yourself" video upgrade is now $76, as opposed to $44.  I wonder if
things will get better or worse?  Can you still get the good prices
somewhere?  Does someone (Mac mail-order house?) have a stockpile of
these chips?

Don Gillies {ihnp4!uiucdcs!gillies} U of Illinois
            {gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu}