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- From: damiel@netcom.com (Paul Theodoropoulos)
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- Subject: Re: RAM chips and the A3000
- Message-ID: <+9knnvh.damiel@netcom.com>
- Date: 3 Sep 92 00:51:17 GMT
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- In <1992Sep1.235235.1952@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu> spice@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu writes:
- >I need to add more memory to my A3000 and I'm having trouble finding
- >1meg x 4 Static column ZIP ram chips at a reasonable price. I have been
- >able to find nybble and page mode ZIP ram chips easily. I understand
- >that the static column chips support burst mode and thus are 10% faster
- >than the nybble & page mode chips. But I believe I've seen a post here
- >on the Net which stated that due to a bug in the RAMSEY chips of early
- >A3000s (like mine) that causes the burst mode not to be used. Can anyone
- >especially from Commodore confirm this? Also could you give me the name
- >and phone number of a company selling static column chips?
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- i can conditionally recommend AMT International in california -
- 1 408 942-9655 and FAX 1 408 942-5509.
-
- their current price for 80ns Static Column ZIPs is $14 per chip, better than
- i've ever seen anywhere else.
-
- the "conditionally" part concerns their shipping department, which borders
- incompetent. my salesperson, Sharad, was unfailingly polite, helpful, and
- cooperative, but with that shipping department, you'd have to be! the first
- time i boughts static column zips from them, two years ago, i was sent
- page mode zips. no problem sending them back and getting them replaced, but
- it was annoying to say the least.
-
- two weeks ago, i ordered another eight static column zips. again, i was
- shipped page mode zips. talked to sharad, he sent replacements. the
- replacements were page mode again, but in DIP form-factor! #(*&@!!!
- talked to sharad again, he went to the shipping department and
- packed the order himself. the chips are installed, the wrong chips sent
- back, but what a headache!
-
- so if you order static column zips, ask them to double check the order
- before shipping...
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- paul theodoropoulos damiel@netcom.com
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