Gee, you truly are a nice guy!:D

But ... WFWG3.11 shrink wrapped? :D))) ... what are you thinking of?? hehehe 
... but you never know ... one day when everyone is so used to bootable 
CDROMs etc, and suddenly a massive corona flare hits earth, strangely only 
wiping out all CDROMs, DVDROMs, USB interface etc, then you can whip out 
your WFWG3.11 and liberate mankind. :D

... now you just need to find a working FDD and a driver for them ... if 
legacy drive supports are removed by then. ;)

-Robin


"William Ball" <bball@tux.org> wrote in message 
news:6B572EDE-7B99-11D9-8072-000A95C279EA@tux.org...

On Feb 10, 2005, at 9:16 AM, Ricardo L. A. Bánffy wrote:

> Changing the subject, Is there anyone selling the z50 memory expansion 
> SO-DIMM for a reasonable price?

ricardo:

you can find 'em on ebay once in a while... of course, one could always
buy a spare z-50 with the extra RAM installed (but i would choke on the
thought of having to spend US$100 for a 32MB RAM module!)

:-)

i just did a quick on-line search of the Kingston, Crucial, and other
sites - looks like technology gets obviated quickly!

couldn't find nary a one except for these idiots:

http://www.upgradememory.com/product1.cfm?
SID=1&Product_ID=33992&Category_ID=8010

(but they have RAM upgrades for the z50 listed up to 1GB, so this
'undescribed' product is most likely a CF card)...

went to the Big Blue Mothership and searched... there's still product
info, but alas, the 32MB module is no longer stocked, even through
IBM's Vulture Excess Inventory affiliates...

wait a sec!  i *think* i have an extra module... lemme go back in my
computer bone yard for a moment... be right back...

hmm... looked in the two ibm z50 boxes i have... found several printer
and RS232 cables... extra dual-LiIon batteries and dry-cell adapters
(gotta love a BSD-based notebook that runs off of eight AAs!)...

btw, i'm such a sick little monkey... if i find a tool or piece of
technology that i really like i buy two of 'em - especially if they're
on sale... i'm sure there's some psychological reason behind my
behavior - not that i'm a 'hoarder' - i *do* clean house, throw out
trash, and dispose of unwanted, unused items... but i like having a
spare on hand.. this goes for a lot of items around the QTH, such as HF
transceivers, generators, and semi-automatic weaponry... (i've been
saving a NIB shrink-wrapped copy of WFWG 3.11 for several years - one
of these days in the near future i'll take it out to the range)....

aha!  i found (1) still-sealed, NIB 32MB Kingston RAM module, part #KTM
- Z50/32, described as a "32MB Memory Module, equivalent to IBM P/N:
20L0243"

now let the bidding begin!

JUST KIDDING!

since you asked nicely, the RAM module is yours for the cost of
shipping (i have 48MB RAM installed in each of my z50s; the module
purchase was the result of a brain fart several years ago)...

BUT, how in heck do you send an SASE?

(hey, i'm a nice guy, but popping for int'l shipping is a bit much?)

:-)

billy b.
Pineapple Junction, Fla.