# HG changeset patch # User Paul Boddie # Date 1640959892 -3600 # Node ID af46c81f8916e1a933c8858b700cf5f172d10186 # Parent 41bb615898c3488f7c24752c1475f2c3f1fc4f90 Added Acorn dealer pricing note. diff -r 41bb615898c3 -r af46c81f8916 Electron.txt --- a/Electron.txt Sat Mar 06 14:20:54 2021 +0100 +++ b/Electron.txt Fri Dec 31 15:11:32 2021 +0100 @@ -165,6 +165,17 @@ AT&T Unix PC (featured in Byte, May 1985) employed 64 4164 parts to provide 512K RAM. +The Acorn Customer Service manual for dealers, "Information Volume 1", +includes Acorn's pricing for memory for the different computers in their +respective spares lists. The 4816 for the BBC is quoted at £5.60, and the 4164 +for the Electron is quoted at £9.37. Acorn might have been trying to make some +extra money by supplying dealers, although it would have been in the company's +interests to provide a supply of reliable parts instead of encouraging dealers +to find cheaper sources, but such prices indicate parts sourced by Acorn at +rather uncompetitive price levels. + +http://www.4corn.co.uk/archive/docs/Acorn%20Information%20-%20Volume%201-opt.pdf + Support Components and Economic Considerations ----------------------------------------------