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William Taylor (wwtaylor@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: >Actually 32M only adds about US$500 if you buy and install the memory
: >yourself.
: >
: >On March 22, 1996, at the computer swapmeet at the L.A. County 
: >fairgrounds memory was going for:
: >    16M EDO   60ns    US$289
: >    8M  EDO   60ns    US$129
: >    16M 72x36 60ns    US$249

: The price I have for adding 24MB to an 8MB system is $1081 per system.
: This for HP memory for HP PC's. I doubt I could talk my finance people
: into giving me a lump of cash to go to a "swapmeet". 

Most take checks and credit cards.

: It is nice to know that all of those simm's missing from corporate PC's
: are finding a market though<g>.

You do realize I'm referring to companies who have stores, warehouses, and
business licenses, not just some guy with a handfull of RAM? This swapmeet
is a pretty commercial environment. Generally, the people selling this
memory are middlemen buying directly from the manufacturer and selling
with a minimal markup, unlike HP and Egghead who have a much greater
markup and a lot more overhead.

Tony
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Tony Tribelli
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