Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles; site gypsy.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!dual!qantel!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxr!ulysses!allegra!princeton!siemens!gypsy!emery From: emery@gypsy.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro.ti Subject: Re: TIPC memory price quote Message-ID: <53600001@gypsy.UUCP> Date: Tue, 13-Aug-85 14:02:00 EDT Article-I.D.: gypsy.53600001 Posted: Tue Aug 13 14:02:00 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 18-Aug-85 22:10:53 EDT References: <824966696@smu.UUCP> Lines: 31 Nf-ID: #R:smu:824966696:gypsy:53600001:000:1121 Nf-From: gypsy!emery Aug 13 14:02:00 1985 One reason IBM PC boards are much cheaper is quantity. Let's face it, there are a few more IBM's around than TI. However, one additional source for memory boards for TI is Persyst. I have a Persyst board in my PC. Mine has one rs-232 port, clock, and 192k. I forget how much it cost, but it was much less than TI's stuff when I bought it. However, there is an advantage to the Western Automation boards, in that with an S1, you can get a hard disk interface, and later on buy a winchester drive for your TI. One final note, TI issued a ROM upgrade. If you have an older TI, you may need this upgrade to address more than 256k. As I recall, TI soaks you somewhere between $40-$60 for the new ROM chips. **FLAME ON** It pisses me off to pay for this ROM upgrade when the @#$%^& machine was supposed to address 720kb when I bought it. In particular, it bugs the %$^&*($%^ out of me to have to pay more than $10 for $1.00 of silicon. TI, ARE YOU LISTENING?!?!?!? **FLAME OFF** Hope this helps. Dave Emery Siemens Research uucp: ...!princeton!siemens!emery ARPA: siemens!emery@topaz