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From: hgw@julia.math.ucla.edu (Harold Wong)
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Subject: Re: SIMMs
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Date: 1 Mar 90 18:22:14 GMT
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In article <8046.25eb8b72@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu> barrett2@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu writes:
>In article <2316@sunset.MATH.UCLA.EDU>, hgw@julia.math.ucla.edu writes:
>> I just called Technology Works today and 1MB SIMMs have gone up in price.
>> The lowest price I've gotten from them was $68 each a couple of weeks
>> ago.  Now they are $84.  Does anybody know if there is going to be an
>> upward trend in memory prices?  Is it time to buy before they're back up
>> to a couple hundred dollars a piece?  Thanks
>
>I would guess that the $68 price you got from Peripheral Outlet or Chip
>Merchant, since I have never seen a price below $80 from TW.
>
>If it matters, I got SIMMs from PO, installed them myself, and have had no
>problems.  Total price, including visa surcharge and shipping, was <150.
>
>- tom


First a correction, the $68 price I mentioned above is incorrect, it
was $69.  Now, for all you doubting Thomas.  I have here in my hot
little hands an invoice from Technology Works for 1Mb SIMMs @ 70ns for
$69.00 each.  It was dated Feb 19, 1990.  Guess you all missed it.


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