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From: jason@lakesys.UUCP (Jason)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Ram Chips...
Summary: Don't look for cheap RAM chips in the near future.
Keywords: Cost, Price, OHMYGOD!, IThinkI'mGonnaBarf
Message-ID: <697@lakesys.UUCP>
Date: 22 May 88 15:25:48 GMT
References: <724@csm9a.UUCP>
Organization: Lake Systems, Milwaukee Wisconsin
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In article <724@csm9a.UUCP>, ngorelic@csm9a.UUCP (Noel Gorelick) writes:
> 
> 
>      I recently went down to my local Amiga computer dealer to look
> into getting some memory expansion stuff for my 1000.
> [...]
> said, " probably about 16 or so...   (very naively) How much are they?"
>      Without batting an eye, he says, very calmly, "$16.50"
>        I almost fainted.  "Apiece?!?"
>        "My god, thats... $500.00 for a Meg!  I can get an entire
> computer for that much!"
> 
> afford $500/meg.  And the price doesn't appear to be going down real
> soon.  I figured it would be cheaper to buy an expansion board for
> 
>      Any suggestions?  Anybody know a good chip dealer in Tokoyo?
>                        Anybody know how much round-trip tickets are to Japan?

	I can remember, back in the good ole' days...

	For a number of reasons (Protectionism forever! %-(, it looks as if
the prices are going to be going up, possibly by as much as 200% (GAK :(~
	I just recently bought an IBM board for my Apple //gs (hey, what am I
doing in this newsgroup? I own an Apple and an Atari...), thinking that @ $40
per 128K, I could tolerate getting a real amount of memory - Ha! It's
presently @ $80/128K.

	Anyone involved in manufacture/distribution have anything definate?

	Jason
"Gee, should I flagellate myself or just get a memory upgrade?"