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From: ostroff@oswego.Oswego.EDU (Boyd Ostroff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac 128k upgrade
Message-ID: <889@oswego.Oswego.EDU>
Date: 26 Jul 88 17:19:03 GMT
References: <1108@plx.UUCP>
Reply-To: ostroff@oswego.oswego.edu.UUCP (Boyd Ostroff)
Organization: Oswego Macintosh Users Group
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In article <1108@plx.UUCP> skibo@plx.UUCP (skibo login ) writes:
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>	I have recently inherited an original 128k Macintosh.  I would
>	like to upgrade this machine to Mac Plus level. 

This will probably be an un-welcome suggestion, but I think you'll find
that it'll cost nearly as much as buying a new plus, and you'll have a
*old* machine with possible power supply problems, etc.

Upgrading memory via 3rd party (Dove, etc) is practical, but you need the
ROMS and disk from Apple (about $300) and you'll also need SCSI.  I don't
think you could do it for less than $900-$1000, and a street-price Mac Plus
is about $1350 ($1150 through University Purchase Plan).  In most
of the cases I've seen, you'll do better to sell your 128 for $300-$400 
and buy a new Mac Plus :-(


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