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From: geb@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu (Gordon E. Banks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: What's a Mac 512 worth??  Seriously.....
Keywords: outdated, ancient
Message-ID: <1989Oct18.210237.8641@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu>
Date: 18 Oct 89 21:02:37 GMT
References: <406@tci.bell-atl.com>
Reply-To: geb@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu (Gordon E. Banks)
Distribution: comp
Organization: Decision Systems Laboratory, Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA.
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In article <406@tci.bell-atl.com> kingman@tci.bell-atl.com (Matt Kingman) writes:
>Alright, no jokes please.  I'm doing some AppleTalk development and a
>friend of mine has a Mac 512 that he'd be willing to part with.  Since
>I can get a brand new Mac Plus for $900 (Developer price), I told him
>I'd give him $200 for it (he doesn't use it, he's buying a IIci).
>Is this reasonable?  Is it worth more or nothing?  Anybody know how much
>it would cost to upgrade it to a Plus?
>
I believe it can be upgraded to a plus for about $700.  Since you
can get pluses for $900, it isn't worth it to you to pay him $200.
He should try to sell it in the want ads to someone who has to pay
retail for the plus (about $1200 or so in NYC), or to someone who
doesn't want to ever upgrade.