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From: stevel@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Steve Ligett)
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Subject: Re: Plus to SE/30
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Date: 23 May 91 17:00:17 GMT
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In article <550.2837214D@busker.fidonet.org> Mark.Hollingsworth@f1.n354.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Mark Hollingsworth) writes:
>>Just out of curiosity (and ignorance), why can't you
>>put a SE/30 upgrade into a Plus?
...(more detail to the question)
> It is a nice idea, but won't work.
...(more detail to the answer)

I've done it, it works, and it has for the past two or so years.
You've gotta generate the -5V in the cable that goes to the logic
board, and stretch the vertical sync in the cable.  And there's
hacking to the case, too.

But as Mark points out, nowadays it's probably not the way to go.  When
I did it, the SE/30 was expensive, and I had a 512KE just begging to be
upgraded.  I could get an SE/30 logic board for only $1000.  I was weak,
and gave in to the cries of the KE.
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