Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!iuvax!bsu-cs!mithomas From: mithomas@bsu-cs.UUCP (Michael Thomas Niehaus) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Dove '030 & A/UX 1.1 Summary: Explanation follows... Message-ID: <5990@bsu-cs.UUCP> Date: 2 Mar 89 20:38:40 GMT References: <2089@tank.uchicago.edu> Organization: CS Dept, Ball St U, Muncie, Indiana Lines: 41 In article <2089@tank.uchicago.edu>, phd_ivo@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes: > >I could...upgrade the II to a IIx for about $1500 (without > >FDHD), or buy a Dove 32 MHz 68030 for about $1000. > Where are these prices from? Our academic upgrade price from a Mac-II to a Mac-IIx > is $3300. This is the main reason I decided that it was not worth it for me sticking > with Apple. > > Ivo Welch Even though Academic pricing is supposed to be confidential, I think that it is o.k. in this case to clarify: Assuming Level 1 pricing on the HEPP I program (if you aren't familiar with this, just ignore it), the cost of upgrading is $3039.30, which includes the standard educational discount. This is the one figure that is being quoted. But this is not the final cost. You will receive a credit of $1500 upon the return of the old motherboard to Apple. So the actual cost is $3039.30-$1500, which turns out to be $1539.30, the second figure that was quoted. This upgrade gives you the ability to use the FDHD 1.44M SuperDrives, which would cost you (net) another $419 if you wanted to upgrade a Mac II in this manner (it does not, however, include the actual drive, which costs $349). So subtract that amount ($419) from the cost of the IIx upgrade ($1539.30) and you have a cost of $1120.30, close to the price of the Dove board. Sure it isn't as fast, but it gives you the capability of running A/UX, using the 1.44M disks, while still using the 68030/68882 combination to improve performance. I hope this answers the question. (I tried to respond directly, but the message was bounced back to me.) -Michael Niehaus B -- Michael Niehaus UUCP: !{iuvax,pur-ee}!bsu-cs!mithomas Apple Student Rep ARPA: mithomas@bsu-cs.bsu.edu Ball State University AppleLink: ST0374 (from UUCP: st0374@applelink.apple.com)