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From: Mark.Hollingsworth@f1.n354.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Mark Hollingsworth)
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Subject: RE: Plus to SE/30
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Date: 18 May 91 16:17:25 GMT
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>Just out of curiosity (and ignorance), why can't you
>put a SE/30 upgrade into a Plus?
 
>Just to make it easy, I'll make some gross assumptions
>for you to shoot down:
 
>1) The cases are relatively the same (some small
>differences, but nothing a little plastic and glue
>couldn't fix.
 
>2) The drives, tube, keyboard, SCSI devices, and
>(maybe) the power supply is the same.
 
 
 It is a nice idea, but won't work. I won't argue on the #1 point, I'm sure 
you could fit things if you tried hard enough. But #2, the floppy drive is 
different (1.4meg), the keyboard is ADB, the power supply is quite a bit 
different.
 I suppose if you had a complete SE/30 with a bad case and tube, you could 
stuff it into a Plus case with some work....but the likelihood of finding 
such an animal seems minimal to me.
 Considering the price of the SE->SE/30 upgrade, I don't think it would be 
any bargain anyway. You are better off selling the plus, and buying a 
discounted/used SE/30...thats what I did. Sold my Plus with a 60 meg HD for 
$2200, and bought the SE/30 (new) for $2850 and 105 HD for$600. Of course 
the prices for both selling the old and buying the new have dropped 
considerably, but I think with some work thats the best way to upgrade.



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