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From: john@ektools.UUCP (John H. Hall)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,comp.sys.atari.st,comp.misc
Subject: Re: Atari fights back ! (so should you!)
Message-ID: <1127@ektools.UUCP>
Date: 18 Mar 88 13:09:17 GMT
References: <1988Mar17.195328.12277@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>
Reply-To: john@ektools.UUCP (John H. Hall)
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In article <1988Mar17.195328.12277@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu> lharris@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Leonard Harris) writes:
>
>Sound familiar?  Have you tried to get 256K rams recently.  In toronto, quoted
>prices (for micron) are $8.00 with 6-8 week delivery.  Places with stock want
>over $12.00 and usually demand a certified cheque within 2 hours of the order.
>(we're talking minimum 2K pieces.)  I was paying $2.50 each 1 year ago.
>Since Japan stopped shipping (note: not dumping) ram to north america, the 
                                                         ?????????????
>US manufactures have been gouging the public.  I believe the only US 
>DRAM manufactures of note are Motorola and Micron Tech.  Neither can meet demand
> ...
>Wasn't it these same companies that forced congress to stop japanese DRAM 
>imports saying it would cripple the US high teck markets?  So to "save"
>these two companies from financial ruin, all technology that uses DRAMs 
>is being held ransom by the US semiconductor industry.
> ...
>Enough said.  Canada is pretty impotent when it comes to things like this so
>its up to you in the US to put pressure on washington to change things.
>I hope this happens soon!
	
This makes no sense at all to me.  Canada is an independent nation,
and the US Congress has no authority to impose trade restrictions
on all of "North America",

If there are bucks to be made, you can bet the Japanese will be there.
Unless the Canadian government has imposed import restrictions of
their own (to protect the Canadian DRAM industry :-) ), I think  the
cause (and solution) to your problem will be found either with the
Canadian government or with your Canadian electronics suppliers.

If the paths of supply for all of your Canadian industries come
through U.S. distributers, this looks like a golden opportunity for
some enterprising Canadian to scrounge some capital, import
some Japanese chips, and make some big bucks.  This could result in
a real competitive advantage for Canadian computer makers.

Don't blame Uncle Sam for this one.
-- 
John Hall, Supervisor: Software Tools Group, Product Software Engineering
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, 901 Elmgrove Rd., Rochester, NY 14650,  716 726-9345
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