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From: stew@harvard.UUCP (Stew Rubenstein)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Hyperdrive 2000 and HyperMac->HyperMac plus upgrades
Message-ID: <642@harvard.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 22-Jan-86 14:12:54 EST
Article-I.D.: harvard.642
Posted: Wed Jan 22 14:12:54 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 24-Jan-86 09:34:00 EST
Organization: Aiken Comp Lab, Harvard
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Keywords: Hyperdrive upgrade MacPlus

Just talked to someone at General Computer about their new machines
and upgrade policy.  A Mac equipped with a HyperDrive 2000 has a 20Mb
disk, 2 Mb of memory, a 68881 floating point chip, and a 50% increase
in clock speed (to 12MHz).  Upgrade to a 2000 from a Mac 512K is
$3195.  If you already have a Hyperdrive 20, it will be $1895, and if
you have a Hyperdrive 10, you must first upgrade to a 20 (for $895)
and then to the 2000 (for a total of $2790).

The person I talked to at GCC said that understandably, there was a
lot of concern Out There with the upgrade costs, particularly the
$2790 figure (this is my situation, personally).  She said they are
reconsidering the upgrade prices, so it may not be so bad.  I will let
y'all know when I hear more.

As to HyperMac -> HyperMac Plus upgrades, these will be available in
mid March, and will cost $89 for a ROM-only upgrade, or $299 for a
logic board upgrade.  So that means upgrading a HyperMac 512K to a
HyperMac 512K with new ROMs and 800K floppy drive will cost $299 + $89
or $388.  Upgrading to a HyperMac Plus with 1Mb of memory and the new
keyboard will be $299 + $599 (to apple) + $299 (to GCC) (+ $129 if you
want the new keyboard) or $1197 ($1326 w/keyboard).

Stew