You're right, I did mean to send to the list. You must be looking in the wrong places for RAM... Crucial.com has 32MB EDO SIMMs for $42, and 16MB SIMMs for $24, with free UPS 2-day shipping. So in the case that you want 48MB, that's only $68, and if you want to go with 32MB, that's $48 US.
You are probably right, however, that you can get a full system for this price... -- Aaron dman wrote: > > [ You probably meant to send this to the list ] > > On Mon, Aug 06, 2001 at 10:06:03AM -0400, Aaron Traas wrote: > | Another solution is tospend a couple of bucks on more RAM. RAM is really > | cheap today. > > The only memory that is cheap nowadays requires a modern mobo as well. > I have looked into getting more RAM for that 486 -- it uses 72 pin EDO > or Fast Page (I'm not really sure which) SIMMS. It also only has 2 > slots. Presently it has 2 4MB SIMMS in it and to get a 32MB SIMM and > a 16MB SIMM (it can only handle 48MB, I tested it at a couple of local > shops) would cost close to $100 US. I could get a whole new system > for that price. (Like a used 486/Pentium with memory, hard disk, > case, NIC, sound) > > | If, by some strange chance, you use DIMMs, your in even better shape. > | 128MB DIMM can be had for $25, and you only need one. > > Yeah, my new Duron box has 256MB PC133 RAM in it because the (new) > memory was so cheap. Most of it is used for buffers/cache now and I > never even hit swap! > > -D
