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From: ins_apw@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Philip Wong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: SE Upgrade quandrary -- Getting ready for System 7
Keywords: Memory? '030 logic board?
Message-ID: <1956@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU>
Date: 20 Jun 89 23:10:40 GMT
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Reply-To: ins_apw@jhunix.UUCP (Philip Wong)
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I also have a SE w/ std 1 mb and am wondering if it will be worth it to upgrade
to SE/30.  I am planning to get the superdrive upgrade sometime, but is it
really worth getting the /30 motherboard?  I have read about so many troubles
and incompatibilities that I think I would rather have my slow se with great
compatibility.  Another idea I had was to buy a accelerator add on board.  This
way, if I want to run something at 68000 (like a game), I can.  And if I want
fast processing--turn on the board.
I also have a question about RAM.  The SE has 4 spaces for Ram chips.  It is
currently filled with 4 256K ram chips.  So, in order to go up to 2mb, I need
to buy 2 1mb Ram chips and throw away the 4 256k chips right?  Is there any
way I can keep the 4 chips and maybe add extra megabytes onto like the se
add on board.  Is this the same deal if I get an upgrade to 30?