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In article <C19JAq.D5v@unx.sas.com> sasbge@ant.unx.sas.com writes:
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>The bottom line is this:  ZEOS advertises systems that are expandable
>to 64MB.  They currently tell me that they cannot provide me with
>the newest "single-sided" 16MB SIMMs and have no idea when they will
>get them.  Some folks call this type of practice, "bait and switch".
>I am not going that far, I just wanted everyone on the net to know
>what to expect.
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>BTW, these are the same style SIMMs that Gateway uses.  I wonder
>if *their* motherboards have the SIMM slots correctly spaced?
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>CAVEAT EMPTOR!
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You are making this sound like some nefarious activity on the
part of ZEOS.  Yes, your PC is CAPABLE of 64KB memory.  That
doesn't mean that ZEOS guarantees they can supply it if they
can not get delivery themselves.

I have been after distributors for several months to even get a
delivery quote on 16MB 72pin SIMMS without success.  They simply
aren't available and as best they can find out, no USA mfr.
makes them yet.

You can get the same answer from Gateway.  The only difference
with them is that they will take back the 4MB simms WHENEVER
they can replace with 16MB simms.

BTW, you can thank your USA Dept. of Commerce for this situation
because they responded to a complaint from that outfit in
Idaho who TRIES to make these memory chips that Korean
suppliers were dumping.  So what happens?  The price goes up,
supplies shrink, and the Koreans sell their stuff to countries
who don't screw around with them.

Forrest Gehrke feg@dodger.att.com