RAMalamadingdong

RAM prices are low right now. However, Big Blue is really putting the squeeze on expenses.

So I gave in. I went to Best Buy and bought 2× 128 MiB of unapproved RAM for my ThinkPad. I took out the 32 MiB and 64 MiB DIMMs that were in there to replace them with the 128 MiBs, so with the 32 MiB on the motherboard I now have a total of 288 MiB.

This means that finally I’ll be able to run Notes, Domino Designer, Mozilla and Fireworks at the same time without the thing swapping itself to death. This will make development work much easier.

I then took the spare 64 MiB DIMM and used it to upgrade Evija’s ThinkPad to 160 MiB, so she can comfortably run Notes and a web browser at the same time.

Of course, if we ever need to send the machines to IS for repair, we’ll have to put everything back the way it was…

Yes, it’s kinda ridiculous that I bought my own RAM. On the other hand, 256 MiB was only $20. Prices are insane.