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From: dlugose@ecsvax.UUCP (Dan Dlugose)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Hard Disk on MAC 512?
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Date: 18 Jul 89 14:35:57 GMT
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Reply-To: dlugose@ecsvax.uncecs.edu.UUCP (Dan Dlugose)
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In article <115167@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> moitoso@sun.UUCP () writes:
>I want to add a hard disk to a MAC 512, is this possible?

Teriann Wakeman's response was very good.  Note also that without a
ROM upgrade, you will need the HD 20 file in your System Folder.

I use a 512 at home (Mac II at work), and am planning to add a HD
before long, BUT for users that have only access to a 512, I would
consider selling and buying at least an SE if you're getting the
urge for more power.  Consider that Apple no longer counts the
phrase "Mac family" as including anything earlier than a Plus, and
this will be the last year of Plus production, and soon developers
will be thinking (or wishing?) that most users have 2 megs and
perhaps a MMU for virtual memory.

I favor the non-SCSI drives for a 512 because my 512 has a limited
life expectancy, and its market value is not being much increased by
the ROM upgrade or SCSI port.  Question is, can one find a non SCSI
disk for sale?

Dan Dlugose
UNC Educational Computing Service