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From: walton%Deimos@CIT-HAMLET.ARPA
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Subject: VAX memory
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Date: Thu, 26-Sep-85 03:02:17 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 26 03:02:17 1985
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Well, I have input on the subject of VAX memory.  Basically, it's expensive, but
I didn't realize how much we needed to buy.  To review and correct:  we would
like to upgrade two 780's from 4 to 8 Mb by buying a new backplane, controller,
power supply,
and an 8 Mb board for the one and move the old-style 4 Mb board to the expansion
chassis which is connected to the other machine.  Most of the $24,000 cost for
this is for the new backplane, controller, and power supply required.  So, the
cost of VMS memory is probably "only" 5 times as many $/bit as in the micro
world.	I received no messages on the whys of this disparity, except for
speculation that DEC's prices for memory are so high that other vendors can
undercut DEC and still charge alot and make a tidy profit.

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