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From: djs@ttrdc.UUCP (Dennis J. Svobod)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Spare Macintosh Motherboards??
Message-ID: <201@ttrdc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 30-May-85 20:01:46 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 30 20:01:46 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 2-Jun-85 06:52:35 EDT
Organization: AT&T Teletype Corp., Skokie, IL
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	Some time ago an article was posted to net.micro.mac that
	advocated NOT sacrificing your own original Mac motherboard in
	order to do a DIY upgrade. It was suggested that a 'backup'
	motherboard could easily be obtained through various channels. 
	(Purchasing old 128K boards from Apple Service centers etc.)

	This seems like a great concept, especially in light of the
	impending hard-nosed attitude Apple intends to apply to
	future upgrades (ROM + 800K disk) on these unauthorized 512K
	boards. 

	If you DID have a spare, you could swap it in to get the latest
	stuff from Apple, then swap it back out, retaining the new parts
	for use in your hacked board.

	MY QUESTION IS:
		Where can I get one of these 'backup' boards for
	  a reasonable price?  I have enquired at various dealers in the
	  Chicago area, and the best they could do was offer to sell me a 
	  replacement motherboard for $706. Considering that you could 
	  probably get an entire Mac for ~$1100 street value, this doesn't 
	  seem like a very attractive alternative.

	Responces can be mailed to me directly at

		..!ihnp4!ttrdc!blue!fjo 

	or back through the net to:
		..!ihnp4!ttrdc!djs

	If I get enough responces, I will post an article summarizing
	the results to the net.

			Thanks in advance.

	Frank Owen @ ATT-Teletype. Skokie Il.