You're probably right on this, I thought they were 3 or 4 bucks each but
they were likely higher. Never heard of $17 each though, would have never
upgraded at that money (average bank of 8 x $17 gets to be a huge chunk of
cash)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Ethan Dicks
> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 8:55 AM
> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: RE: 1mb x 1 memory chips for printers
>
>
>
> --- Russ Blakeman <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com> wrote:
> > Ouch - that's more like the pricing for 1986 for these.
>
> You sure about that? I think we were paying more than that per 256Kx1
> chip. In 1987, IIRC, when the Commerce Dept accused Korean DRAM
> manufacturers
> of dumping, the price went from $3.50/41256 chip to $17.50. I had a 1.5Mb
> Spirit "Inboard" for my Amiga 1000 - it would have cost me $1000
> to fill it,
> but I managed to scavenge an engineering prototype from the trash at work
> that was partially filled with RAM... 50256 chips (ceramic
> package, MIL-SPEC)
> for which the company paid $80.00 each a few years earlier.
>
> > > Dogpile search on 51c4256* yields 3 maybes, USbid.com coughs up the
> > > following and apage more after I register.
> > >
> > > 44256-SOJ(HM514256AJP-8;T... --- HIT ---
> > > 1000 US
> > > $ 1.2966 Fixed Price Buy Now
> > > 44256-SOJ(HM514256AJP8) --- HIT 89 2380 US
> > > $ 2.1611 Fixed Price Buy Now
> > > MSM514256A80ZSB --- OKI --- 68 US
> $ 8.2583
> > > Fixed Price Buy Now
> > >
> > > Can't say that I am happy even at a buck each, but I have barely
> > > started to
> > > look.
> > >
> > > Anybody have a part number for the 1x 1 MB parts, or a guess
> if the above
> > > parts look correct? (yeah I know, look in one of your old
> data books....).
> > > Do I want dip or is that what soj means?
>
> SOJ is a surface-mount packaging. You almost certainly want DIP. Try
> AmericaII Electronics - http://www.americaii.com/ I've bought from them
> in the past. Caveat: not all my buying experiences were smooth, but I
> would buy from them again.
>
> -ethan
>
>
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Received on Fri May 04 2001 - 09:57:51 BST