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From: lbotez@pro-sol.cts.com (Lynda Botez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Rom 04 comment
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Date: 1 Mar 90 05:57:39 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from toddpw@tybalt.caltech.edu

>>UPGRADE PATH.
>>You heard me.

>I heard you.  I am not an employee of Apple, but I ask you this:
>HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED HOW IMPRACTICAL IT IS TO GIVE YOU WHAT YOU ASK?
>What's Apple going to do with your old machine? Recycle it?  [stuff
>deleted]   This is the age of disposable motherboards.

Hummm.  I somehow disagree with that.

When you buy the CPU for the Apple IIGS, it comes with a case, a power
supply, a motherboard, a keyboard and a mouse.  Now with a motherboard
swapout; you're just looking at the motherboard.  (Let's see.. a new keyboard
costs $129 give or take a few bucks, and the mouse is somewhere around the
same price... at least retail list).  

I'm sure there are some parts that are salvagable on the old motherboard; but
maybe not.  If they were totally worthless, why would Apple require them
returned when you have to buy a new one when yours fries?

I would imagine there could be a swapout.  I would expect a fairly high charge
to do it, but certainly a lot less than the cost of an entirely new CPU.

Also, I would suspect that a great number of the older models would not be
upgraded.  Many people are satisfied with the Apple IIGS the way it is now.
Old motherboards could be reconditioned for service on the olders models.

Lynda