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From: edler@jan.ultra.nyu.edu (Jan Edler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: Re: memory boards
Summary: not much choice
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Date: 12 Feb 90 21:52:37 GMT
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Last week I asked if anyone had any leads on alternate sources for
"fast" RT memory boards.  This is what I've learned.

IBM wants $3668 (educational discount) for an 8MB board.

TALL TREE SYSTEMS, in Palo Alto, CA, used to sell RT memory boards,
	but the phone number we have for them has been disconnected.  
	Does anyone know what happened to them?

CLEARPOINT, in Hopkinton, MA, sells RT memory, but hold on to your hat,
	their price recently went up to $4995 (ed. discount applied)
	- that's substantially more than IBM!
	Their number is (800) 253-2778.

CAMBEX, also in MA, sells some RT products, including memory.  I think they
	bought the rights for the Clearpoint memory board, which is why
	Clearpoint's price went through the roof (I guess the RT memory
	market isn't too lucrative, so Clearpoint effectively got out).
	Anyway, they don't have an educational discount, and 8MB goes for
	$3500.  A whopping $168 less than IBM, (for educational
	customers)!  Cambex's phone number is (617) 890-6000.

If anyone has additional leads, please let me know.

Jan Edler
edler@nyu.edu
(212) 998-3353