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From: fdm@WLV.IMSD.CONTEL.COM (Frank D. Malczewski)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Price cuts on motherboard upgrades ???
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Date: 14 May 91 16:25:25 GMT
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In article <1991May14.035501.7812@umbc3.umbc.edu> cs421317@umbc5.umbc.edu (cs421317) writes:
+If you read the announcement about motherboard swaps being cheaper, it appears
+that Apple is proposing motherboard upgrades as the 'dirty' ROM solution.
+However, I hope it's obvious to others besides me that a $1500 upgrade is not
+the answer we need. It's beginning to seem like 'bait and switch' time.
+
+What do you think?
 

Yes, it still appears like Apple is sticking pretty firmly to their
philosophy that for a mear $2999 (- $400, now), I too can have 32-bit
clean ROMs.  Although at this point in time an Apple motherboard replacement
looks like a safer alternative to the accelerators in terms of compatibility
down the road, I believe the reason I got my Mac II in the first place was
that by having a 32-bit cpu, I would be assured of having 32-bit capabilities
come what may.  Apparently not.  Sign me up for that class action suit.  :-)


--Frank Malczewski                        (fdm@wlv.imsd.contel.com)