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From: russ@convex.COM (Russell Donnan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: IIcx ROM Question
Message-ID: <1991Jan18.205114.639@convex.com>
Date: 18 Jan 91 20:51:14 GMT
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In article <3078@ux.acs.umn.edu> oleary@ux.acs.umn.edu (Doc O'Leary) writes:
>In article <526@scubed.SCUBED.COM> warner@scubed.com (Ken Warner) writes:
>Interesting.  The University of Minnesota has suddenly slashed their prices
>on the IIcx by as much as $1,800, "while supplies last."  Now, this could be
>overstock, but it may very well be that Apple is coming out with the ROM
>upgrade.  Has the the IIcx price been dropped elsewhere?

The Macintosh IIcx is a discontinued product.  It was replaced by the IIsi
last October.  They really *do* mean, "While supplies last."  $1,800 makes this
machine substantially cheaper than a IIsi by my estimation.

The thing to consider is, that without a ROM upgrade (if one comes along)
can you survive with only 14Mb of RAM? (-or- 15Mb depending on configuration.)
Most Macintosh users will probably say yes, many reading this message will
say no.  I find my Mac IIcx with 8Mb RAM a decent development platform and
would not order a ROM upgrade if it were available.

-Russ
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