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From: fmcgee@cuuxb.ATT.COM (~XT6510300~Frank McGee~C23~M24~6326~)
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Subject: Re: Dram Prices...
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Date: 9 Jan 89 18:08:38 GMT
References: <18814@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> <6175@ecsvax.uncecs.edu>
Reply-To: fmcgee@cuuxb.UUCP (Frank W. McGee)
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In article <6175@ecsvax.uncecs.edu> urjlew@ecsvax.uncecs.edu (Rostyk Lewyckyj) writes:
>
>The US embargo is a knee-jerk reaction not well thought out
>and ineffective. THis is not to rule out embargoes in general,
>or even an embargo against Japanese electronics if properly
>coupled with other steps.

I second this opinion.  It's been almost a year since the price of DRAM
went through the roof, and there still aren't any cheap US made chips.
I'd support the action if it had actually helped US industry, but
instead it has helped no one.  I think it's a classic example of the US
government stepping into a situation they knew nothing about, and
making it much worse than it originally was.

As for the situation being "dangerous" because of defense reasons (ie,
DoD is dependent upon far eastern chip makers) I think that statement
doesn't hold much water either.  If the US couldn't re-tool to make
DRAMS in an emergency in under a few months, it has a lot worse
problems than chip dumping.

-- 
Frank McGee
Tier 3 Indirect Channel Sales Support
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