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From: palmer@whistler.sfu.ca (Leigh Palmer)
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Subject: Re: 030 and 040 cards for the LC
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Date: 1 May 91 19:46:02 GMT
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In article <73310@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v097pba8@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Ken F
Morton) writes:
>
>        Hi!  In trying to decide upon getting a LC or an SE/30 I've
>come across the option of 030 and 040 cpu cards for the LC.  Can
>someone direct me to information on such cards?
 
In response to the same question I was directed to the April 15 issue
of Info World. There is a "Mac News" section which has the information
you seek. You won't like the prices quated, however. We'll have to see
how much these upgrades will cost in the real world yet! The limitations
of the LC are daunting. The ROM is crippled, and there is only 4 watts
available to run a card on the direct processor slot. An 040-based card
for the LC has been fashioned which draws 3.7 W. All this information is
from the Info World article; I have no special knowledge, and the num-
bers quoted may be fictitious. Any competent engineer could design a 
more robust power supply than the LC's for a negligible investment. I
can only conclude that crippling the ROM and limiting the power avail-
able is Apple's way of tormenting the consumer for purpose of maximizing
profit. I make two observations:
 
  1. That's a rotten way to deal with your customers, Apple!
 
  2. Your low opinion of us is entirely justified. I just ordered
     an LC in full knowledge of your rotten attitude. Barnum was
     qualitatively right, though he could have benefitted from
     reading Malthus!
 
That's why so many of us are sitting here rooting for NeXT to make it!
 
Leigh Hunt Palmer