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Subject: Re: Re: RAM ugrades
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Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 09:48:00 EST
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>   5) RAM chips are easily damaged by static, and most users don't know
>      how to properly ground themselves, the memory board, and the RAM
>      chips while installing the chips.

I personally think this static business gets blown out of proportion.
I've handled A LOT of 256k DRAMs without blowing ONE, and I don't take
any elaborate precautions - I just don't do anything blatantly stupid
(like work in a polyester shirt under a wool sweater).

>   6) Only a very small segment of the business world wants to install
>      there own chips. Installing one's own chips is mostly the concern
>      of people who want to own a computer but have difficulty affording
>      it. It's like someone on a $20,000 a year income, owning a new
>      Porche or Jaguar, and wanting inexpensive doit-yourself maintenance
>      kits. Such people aren't in the mainstream of the customer base,
>      and aren't likely to see the manufacturer design the product with
>      them in mind.

I don't know who YOU work for, but MY employer DOES get empty boards and
populate them, and therefore save bo-ku bucks that can be better used to,
say, give me a raise (:-). LOTS of business types are wising up to the
big memory scam.

>-George

- Jerry   ...ihnp4!inmet!ada-uts!callen