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'''How Many Megs of Ram, Carmine?''' is a fad based on an infomercial for the Apple Performa computer.  The original YTMND site, created by flipu4reel, was an excerpt of the informercial, which features the fictional Martinetti family and their experiences with a Performa computer.  In the site, an elderly woman named Rose comes to the door of the Martinettis' home, asking if "Carmine is in".  Carmine, the grandfather of the family, met Rose on the Opera Lovers forum while on the Apple Performa and begins to show the Performa to Rose.  Rose askes, "How many megs of ram, Carmine?", in which Carmine exclaims, "Eight!" (almost always typed as '''ATE''' due to the way Carmine pronounces the number).
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'''How Many Megs of Ram, Carmine?''' is a fad based on an infomercial for the Apple Performa computer.  The original YTMND site, created by flipu4reel, was an excerpt of the informercial, which features the fictional Martinetti family and their experiences with a Performa computer.  In the site, an elderly woman named Rose comes to the door of the Martinettis' home, asking "Is Carmine in?".  Carmine, the grandfather of the family, met Rose on the Opera Lovers forum while on the Apple Performa and begins to show the Performa to Rose.  Rose asks, "How many megs of ram, Carmine?", in which Carmine exclaims, "Eight!" (almost always typed as '''ATE''' due to the way Carmine pronounces the number).
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAgku3vFFHA The Performa infomercial (part 3 of 5) on YouTube] - the scene where Rose visits Carmine starts at 4:36.
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXv8Ysf9WCs Part 5 - The Martinettis Bring Home A Computer] - Part of the infomercial, on YouTube.  The scene where Rose visits Carmine starts at 4:08.
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How Many Megs of Ram, Carmine?
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How Many Megs of Ram, Carmine?
by flipu4reel
November 9, 2007
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How Many Megs of Ram, Carmine? is a fad based on an infomercial for the Apple Performa computer. The original YTMND site, created by flipu4reel, was an excerpt of the informercial, which features the fictional Martinetti family and their experiences with a Performa computer. In the site, an elderly woman named Rose comes to the door of the Martinettis' home, asking "Is Carmine in?". Carmine, the grandfather of the family, met Rose on the Opera Lovers forum while on the Apple Performa and begins to show the Performa to Rose. Rose asks, "How many megs of ram, Carmine?", in which Carmine exclaims, "Eight!" (almost always typed as ATE due to the way Carmine pronounces the number).

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