Path: utzoo!censor!comspec!humvax!becker!hybrid!scifi!bywater!uunet!world!ra From: ra@world.std.com (Chetty Ramanathan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: Mac II -> IIfx Upgrade Message-ID: Date: 6 Dec 90 14:46:50 GMT References: <1990Dec5.180055.23609@Solbourne.COM> Sender: ra@world.std.com (Chetty Ramanathan) Distribution: usa Organization: Software Tool & Die Lines: 36 In-Reply-To: kucharsk@number6.Solbourne.COM's message of 5 Dec 90 18:00:55 GMT >I was curious if anyone out there has performed a II -> IIfx upgrade, and if >they think it was worth it. I upgraded from a IIx to a IIfx. In terms of speed some of my the applications appear to execute just a tad faster. However, the upgrade caused me a significant amount of problems. To begin with, my 4 external scsi devices failed to cooperate inspite of my using the heavy duty black terminator to terminate the scsi chain (BTW the black terminator is supplied by Apple with the IIfx). The modem/printer ports on the IIfx appear to be incompatible with almost all midi interfaces. To get the midi interfaces to work you need a CDEV called IIfx serial switch that sets the compatibility. I put in 16Mb of memory. The IIfx recognizes all 16Mb but will use only 8Mb. My "authorized Apple dealer" supplied me a utility - "Maxima" to fix the problem. It didn't work either. During a conversation with the developers of maxima, they claimed that the System will take 1mb for every card installed in the mac. This sure sound bizzare. All my music software stopped working. In particular Mark of Unicorn's Performer and Composer, and Opcode's Editor/Librarian. The guys at at Mark of Unicorn sent me a IIfx update after a couple of weeks, and that fixed the problem Well to answer your question, "is it worth the upgrade", in my opinion - NO. -- -ra ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C.Ramanathan, Software Tool & Die | ra@world.std.com 1330 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02146,(617)739-0202 |{xylogics,uunet}world!ra