[kwlug-disc] Free 8GB DDR2

[Jason Eckert]

I still remember the 2.5GB IBM 3380 drives we had at UW (one per tower in
the red room) at a cost of about $130,000USD in 1981.
When I decommissioned them, I turned one into a coffee table in my rec
room: https://jasoneckert.github.io/bio/personal/3380.jpg

On Tue, 11 Apr 2023 at 11:19, Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:

> You must be much younger than I!
>
> $2495 USD + 130 USD shipping for a *5 Meg *5.25" full-height HDD from
> some little-know company in Texas, PCs Limited, It was run by some young
> dude by the name of Michael Dell.
> This drive was remarkably durable, it ran for many years in my 4.77Mhz IBM
> PC clone. I think this was back in late '84.
> Wish I had kept it.
>
> Ron S.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 11:03 AM CrankyOldBugger <
> crankyoldbugger at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I still remember the sad day when I had to buy an 80MEG SCSI HDD for
>> $800...  so sad...
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 10:52 AM Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> My reminder of how spendy these things were is an Apacer 16Meg USB
>>> stick, $322...
>>>
>>> Ron S.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 8:24 AM L.D. Paniak <
>>> ldpaniak at fourpisolutions.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have a 1GB stick I keep around exactly for that reason...
>>>>
>>>> On 2023-04-11 00:25, William Park via kwlug-disc wrote:
>>>> > Anyone need 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2 memory sticks?  Otherwise, it's to the
>>>> > garbage.  To think the money I paid when they just came out, it makes
>>>> > me cry...
>>>> >
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