Originally Posted By: KeithS
There is currently a computer chip shortage


At least this shortage is real. When Windows 95 came out a LOT of people needed to add RAM for it to run correctly. I was in that majority. I also ended up paying $325 for and 8 MEG stick of RAM to bring my computer up to a whopping 16 MEG of RAM. The price was so high because (ahem) there had allegedly been a fire in a silicon production factory somewhere in China or Japan or whichever city they picked to support their lie. Due to that (alleged) fire the silicon needed to make RAM was (again, allegedly) scarce. I still believe, 26 years later, that there was no fire and that it was an opportunistic, collusive effort to drive prices up knowing that since there were so many people like me who needed more RAM to run Windows 95 that this was a prime money making scam. And yeah, I had no choice to be or not to be a victim.

$325 for 8 MEGS!!! Not GIGS. MEGS. Amazing what "they" pull.