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From: kamath@reed.UUCP (Sean Kamath)
Newsgroups: net.micro.apple
Subject: Re: Apple IIC to Apple IIE Bus Convertor (expanding the //c)
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Date: Wed, 27-Nov-85 04:15:38 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 27 04:15:38 1985
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In article <237@mips.UUCP> todd@mips.UUCP (Todd Basche) writes:
>My brother has an Apple IIC and is generally quite happy with it.
>He is now looking to buy some more exciting boards and use them with his
>computer. Boards like speech I/O, household minders,etc,etc.
>He has discovered(of course) that the IIC is fine but NOT expandable.
>
>If anyone out there has any info on such a beast please let me know.
>
>Thanks,
>Todd Basche
>MIPS Computer Systems
>415-960-1200


	I don't know about the conversion, but I do know that several third 
party vendors do make expansion cards for the //c.  They include a Z80 
card, a memory expansion card (both from Applied Engineering), a 
speech/sound synthesis card from the guys who make the mockingboard 
(called the mockingboard c) and I believe a 65816 or somesuch number 
microprocessor board from (I think) Legend.  I'm not sure, as I don't 
have the advertisements here.  You can look them up in any magazine that 
has flashy advertisements, such as A+, InCidar and Nibbles (For real info,
try Open-Apple).  You will find that there are several makers of these
boards.

	Also, I hear tell, from semi-reliable sources whom I cannot recall
right now, that Apple _may_ honor warrenty repairs on //c's that have
these third party upgrades.  Apple finally learned that no matter how
"closed" their architecture is, _someone_ will do something to improve
it.

	I have no connection with anyone mentioned here except myself, and
I'm sure many of the names are trademarked.

Sean Kamath