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From: kehr@felix.UUCP (Shirley Kehr)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Ugrading to SE/30
Summary: The issue is availability
Keywords: Is it worth it?
Message-ID: <103903@felix.UUCP>
Date: 30 Jun 89 13:50:44 GMT
References: <8167@saturn.ucsc.edu>
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Reply-To: kehr@felix.UUCP (Shirley Kehr)
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In article <8167@saturn.ucsc.edu> ceowyn@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Silverlock) writes:
>
>After asking at the campus bookstore about upgrades, I was told
>that I should just sell my SE and buy an SE/30.  Now, being the 
>untrusting sort, I would like to know how much Apple is asking
>for the upgrade board, and is it even worth it?  I _really_
>would like  to have virtual memory, but if I'm going to have to 
>pay too much for it, I might as well just chuck my machine and
>buy a IIcx...

The cost of the board is $1700 (OK--1699). We've had one on order for
some time and finally got an SE/30 instead. Our dealer thinks it's not
really released yet. At least they can't get it.

Shirley