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- From: marka@SSD.CSD.HARRIS.COM (Mark Ashley)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: source for IBM PS/1 Essential 386SX 25mhz SIMMs
- Date: 15 Dec 1992 12:28:41 GMT
- Organization: Harris Computers Systems Division, Fort Lauderdale,FL
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- References: <1992Dec14.175451.6917@spdcc.com>
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- In article <1992Dec14.175451.6917@spdcc.com> dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) writes:
- >I've been trying to find someplace to purchase expansion memory
- >for this model, which my sister purchased with only 2mb of memory,
- >too little for comfortable use with Windows. The motherboard has
- >two 72-pin SIMM sockets, and the manual refers to it requiring 70ns
- >memory in either 2 or 4mb increments.
- >
- >I would warn potential purchasers that such memory is virtually
- >impossible to find at the dealers (Lechmere, Sears, etc.) who sell
- >the product.
-
- I checked the IBM's at Sears myself and decided to test the
- salesman. He had a cheat sheet that he was looking at
- for essential data like what Intel chip the unit had, etc.
- When I asked about getting more RAM and a bigger disk,
- he said there's this 800 number ... Whoa !
-
- >Some other PS/1 models use generic 1mb SIMMs, but
- >not this low-end model.
-
- That's a drawback of IBM. Their prices are competitive now
- that is, until you start expanding/replacing. Their parts are
- not standard sizes. Then you pay the penalty for buying IBM.
-
- >If someone could point me to a source for this memory (preferably
- >someone who has installed them in a PS/1), I'd much appreciate it!
-
- Have you browsed through the latest Computer Shopper ?
- A lot of places advertise IBM memory chips.
-
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