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From: alfter@uns-helios.nevada.edu (SCOTT ALFTER)
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Subject: Re: MacLCw/IIe emulator
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Date: 18 Oct 90 21:45:46 GMT
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In article <7952@darkstar.ucsc.edu> unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User) writes:
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>	If I'm even in the "same ballpark (with the truth)" about my 
>presumptions about the //c+ vs the //e, then it seems the //e is redundant.

Not so fast, there!  Can you expand a IIc Plus?  How much RAM can you stick in
it?  A RamWorks III is supposed to be able to take up to 16 megs, plus RGB and
a 65816.  How fast can you make a IIc Plus go?  A Zip Chip probably won't work
in it, and I know a TransWarp III won't work.  How about hard disks?  Chinook's
SmartPort drives are interesting devices from an engineering standpoint, but
they don't stand a chance against SCSI hard disks.  What about other types of
add-ons, such as music cards or A/D-D/A cards?

Five years ago I picked a IIe over a IIc for one simple reason:  the IIe can be
easily and cheaply upgraded and expanded.  The same, IMHO, holds true for any
comparison between a IIe and IIc Plus.  Given a choice between those two
computers, I would still buy a IIe.  (Add a IIGS to those choices, though, and
I would probably decide differently. :-) )

You might also consider how the other half lives:  the Mac didn't sell too well
until Apple made one (two, actually: the SE and Mac II) that had an expansion
capability.

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