Re: [NTLK] OT mini slow down was RE:Test

On Sep 18, 2007, at 7:35 AM, Martin Joseph wrote:

>
> On Sep 17, 2007, at 9:52 PM, Joshua Cearley wrote:
>
>>> Ram is cheap these days and
>>> anything less than a GB is foolish.
>>
>> Ram isn't exactly THAT cheap if you're getting high quality ram or
>> you're not upper middle class :P
>
> Actually it is unless your too young to remember when it cost an arm
> and a leg...

49.95£ for 16kBytes. Hmm.

<http://freespace.virgin.net/christopher.cox/zx80/images/misc/
16kbroch_front.jpg>
or
<http://www.xs4all.nl/~fjkraan/comp/zx80/rampack.html>
or
<http://www.clive.nl/detail/22962/>

That would be about 3 million pounds for 1GB or RAM... .

But you can get much more expensive with ferrite core memory (30,000
Euros for 480 bits):

<http://www.nurfuerkurzezeit.de/body_index.html>

Matthias

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