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Re: SIMM pricing

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From: Tim Simmons
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 1989 19:50
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From article <138@nisca.ircc.ohio-state.edu>, by bobd@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Bob DeBula):
> 
> strange; Why are the SIMM prices for MAC SIMMs (8 chips) more than the price
> for IBM (etc.) SIMMs (9 chips).  This wouldn't bother me so much if I hadn't

EVERYTHING for macs is more expensive than the IBM counterparts!


> production costs on the MAC SIMMs should be cheaper (with one less chip).
  
Regardless  of production costs, it has to do with marketing not
manufacturing.  Why don't you just stick with the x9 IBM SIMMS?
  
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From: tims@starfish.Convergent.COM (Tim Simmons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: SIMM pricing
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Date: 20 Jun 89 19:50:58 GMT
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