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From: ag0@k.cc.purdue.edu (Colin Jenkins)
Newsgroups: net.micro.apple
Subject: Re: to Upgrade, or not to Upgrade, that is the question!
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Date: Tue, 21-Oct-86 15:01:19 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 21 15:01:19 1986
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Summary: CAN I keep the motherboard????

In article <2140@ecsvax.UUCP>, ranger@ecsvax.UUCP (Rick N. Fincher) writes:
> > More good points, however the question is also about whether it is better to
> > upgrade or buy new.  I own an Apple //e and would not dream of selling it.
> > Unfortunately, continuous upgrades bring with them the risk of incompatability.
> > If I had a choice between upgrading my //e to a mac class computer, or buying
> > a mac for $500-$1000 more, I would save my pennies and buy the mac (actually,
> > I can't stand mac's, it is present in this missive for illustrative purposes
> > only!!).  It is important to remember that you may need new capabilities later
> > on and you need to guarantee that you don't have to spend even MORE on the 
> > upgrade to get the capabilities you should have gotten with the first.  The 
> > important points here are to consider what you NEED or WANT and if your present
> > system supports those needs then hang on to it.  On the other hand, if you 
> > require more than what you have now, (like multitasking or large data base
> > applications) I would seriously consider buying new.  By the time you have 
> > invested in all the upgrades, you may have spent enough to buy new AND 
> > guarantee compatibility.
> > 
> > 				Colin
> 
> Why not upgrade your //e, keep the motherboard (they can't keep so         
> your spare parts, you paid for them when you bought your //e) buy a
> cheap case and have the best of both worlds, and two machines to 
> boot [pun intended :-)]?  This way you are 100% certain of compatibility
> and you get a //gs too.
> 
> Rick Fincher
> ranger@ecsvax

Nice idea, Rick, but last year I inquired about the //e upgrade to the enhanced
version.  The dealer refused to sell me the upgrade kit.  They insisted that
they had to install it themselves and that they would have to keep the chips
that came out of my //e (specifically the roms).  I said to heck with that!
I already paid for my //e once, and they expected me to pay for the upgrade
also, but they STILL wanted *MY* chips.  I assumed that Apple's policy 
concerning upgrades was still just as offensive.  Can you really keep your
old motherboards?? 

By the way, I was pretty offended by Apple's policy concernig //e -> enhanced
upgrades.  I understand that I do not own the copyrights on the roms, but I
DO own the roms.  I did pay for them after all.  Anyone else out there have
an opinion?


					Colin