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From: kateley@Apple.COM (Jim Kateley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac II upgrade & an alternative
Message-ID: <17994@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 30 Sep 88 05:56:20 GMT
References: <670@stech.UUCP>
Reply-To: kateley@apple.com.UUCP (Jim Kateley)
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <670@stech.UUCP> sysop@stech.UUCP (Jan Harrington) writes:
>The prices for upgrading from a Mac II to a Mac IIx are out - the complete
>upgrade (PMMU, logic board, drive) runs around $3200, suggested retail.
>Ouch!

You don't need the PMMU on the MacIIx.  In fact, there is no socket for it.
>
>...
>and write Apple's superdrive format. Though the drive costs a couple hundred
>more (retail) than the Apple drive upgrade, the Apple drive will only read
>MS-DOS formats; it won't write them.
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It won't?  The FDHD will read and write MS-DOS formatted disks, via 
Apple File Exchange.  If you want specific file translation, you would need
to purchase (or write) a translator.  The FDHD is capable of doing both 
1440K and 720K MS-DOS disks.
>
>Comments?
>
>
>Jan Harrington, sysop
>Scholastech Telecommunications
>UUCP: husc6!amcad!stech!sysop or allegra!stech!sysop
>BITNET: JHARRY@BENTLEY
>
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