256k x 4 Re: finding old RAM

From: Scott Stevens <sastevens_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Fri Mar 26 01:21:52 2004

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 23:20:29 -0500
"Teo Zenios" <teoz_at_neo.rr.com> wrote:

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> > I have enough to populate all my 2091 boards, but I'll look. I do have
> > the VGA cards with the ram soldered in, but I'm sure you don't want to go
> > through the hassles of desoldering them.
> >
> > Gary Hildebrand
> >
> >
> > > Any chance you could part with 16 of them?
> > >
> > > I only had 2 here (from an old vga card) and those ended up in my
> Diamond
> > > ISA video card (tseng et4000ax) used in my 386/40 old dos game rig.
> > > 99% of the computers I deal with use either proprietary memory SIMMs or
> > > standard 30 pin SIMMs and up, so I haven't needed to source loose drams
> > > before.
> > >
> > > Teo
> >
> >
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> Desoldering ram chips is more effort then its worth.
>
>
I used to do it all the time, out in the back yard with a propane torch. It works really well, once you get fast at it. You have to wear a mask because the fumes are nasty.

The old days of recovering tons of 64kx1 or 256Kx1 chips that way are long gone, though.
Received on Fri Mar 26 2004 - 01:21:52 GMT

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