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1.4 AT&T Unix PC (featured in Byte, May 1985) employed 64 4164 parts to provide
1.5 512K RAM.
1.6
1.7 +The Acorn Customer Service manual for dealers, "Information Volume 1",
1.8 +includes Acorn's pricing for memory for the different computers in their
1.9 +respective spares lists. The 4816 for the BBC is quoted at £5.60, and the 4164
1.10 +for the Electron is quoted at £9.37. Acorn might have been trying to make some
1.11 +extra money by supplying dealers, although it would have been in the company's
1.12 +interests to provide a supply of reliable parts instead of encouraging dealers
1.13 +to find cheaper sources, but such prices indicate parts sourced by Acorn at
1.14 +rather uncompetitive price levels.
1.15 +
1.16 +http://www.4corn.co.uk/archive/docs/Acorn%20Information%20-%20Volume%201-opt.pdf
1.17 +
1.18 Support Components and Economic Considerations
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