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From: clark@ssc-vax.UUCP (Roger Clark Swann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.misc,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Memory Chip Prices - Higher!
Keywords: What happened?
Message-ID: <1688@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: 19 Feb 88 23:15:43 GMT
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Organization: Boeing Aerospace Corp., Seattle WA
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*** line eater food ***

If you have been investigating memory add-ons as I have been
recently, you will no dought have notticed that the quoted prices
for memory chips and populated boards have jumped very much higher
in the past few weeks. The chip price has doubled in some cases.
A friend called Pioneer Computing in Salt Lake today regarding
memory expansion for the Amiga and was told that Pioneer has halted
all memory (RAM) sales because the prices are so volatile right now.

So, does anyone know the real story as to why? I have not heard
anything in the media about added import restrictions and the like
taking effect in the past few weeks. The only thing I remember is
the big thing 9 months ago about dumping memory chips on the US
market. I thought that this was all patched up and everyone was
reasonably happy once again. I have been asking everyone I know if
they heard/saw any reasons for the price increases and so far no one
has had an answer... Again, what's going on?

Roger		uucp: uw-beaver!ssc-vax!clark