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In 1993, one of my first tasks in a new job as a sysadmin was to install 256MB of RAM into a DEC Alpha 3000/500. I remember the RAM cost on the order of $20k..
by drewg123 7y ago
In 1993, one of my first tasks in a new job as a sysadmin was to install 256MB of RAM into a DEC Alpha 3000/500. I remember the RAM cost on the order of $20k... I don't remember the exact price, but I remember thinking that the RAM was worth more than I was, and I'd better not screw it up.
- zrobotics 7y agoDefinitely the time to be testing the ESD ground point first... And continuity for the wriststrap cord... In fact, better touch a grounded chassis at the same time!
- eesmith 7y agograph of "Historical Cost of Computer Memory and Storage", https://jcmit.net/mem2015.htm https://jcmit.net/mem2015.htm . Memory data at https://jcmit.net/memoryprice.htm https://jcmit.net/memoryprice.htm . 1994 prices are US$30.0/MB or $8K for 256MB of PC-grade memory. Looks like the DEC machine used 200-pin SIMMs, says https://www.memoryx.com/ms15da.html https://www.memoryx.com/ms15da.html (listing 64MB for $200). Don't know how that compares. BTW, $400 for a DEC Alpha 3000/500 at https://www.ebay.com/itm/DEC-DIGITAL-ALPHA-SERVER-3000-500-PE50A-A9-54-21149-02/173871227547 https://www.ebay.com/itm/DEC-DIGITAL-ALPHA-SERVER-3000-500-P... .