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From: stanfiel@testeng1.misemi (Chris Stanfield)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.wanted
Subject: Re: 512 drives
Message-ID: <4568@testeng1.misemi>
Date: 24 Sep 90 13:27:03 GMT
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In article <71884.26FAF868@cmhgate.FIDONET.ORG> Barry.Chern@p4.f200.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Barry Chern) writes:
>
>I have a friend with a 512 whose hard drive has crashed. He doesn't have an
>SCSI port, and repairing the old drive seems like a waste of money. He thinks
>that for the kind of stuff he does, he could really get by with another floppy
>drive. However, a used hard drive might also be an answer.

>thanks, 
>Barry 
>

It might be worth your friends while to consider upgrading his machine
to include a SCSI port. If the 512 has the 64k ROM set and an 800k
floppy, there are a number of kits available. I have used the NewLife 1
board on several machines. This provides a SCSI port, plus the
capability to upgrade the Mac to as much as 4M of memory. The upgraded
machine is supposed to be 20% faster than a MacPlus. The board is
available from:
              Newbridge Microsystems
              603 March Road
              Kanata, Ontario
              K2K 2M5
              Canada
              Tel. (613) 592 0714
The board has a retail price of $360 Canadian, and you can order
direct, if need be (they do VISA etc.). Dove also do similar upgrades,
but I believe that the NewLife board is faster, and I do not know if
the Dove board will support 4M of memory. The NewLife board uses their
own custom chip to do all the clever stuff.

Chris Stanfield, Mitel Corporation: E-mail to:- uunet!mitel!testeng1!stanfiel
(613) 592 2122 Ext.4960
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