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- Message-ID: <1992Dec19.030359.84091@fourd.com>
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- From: Joe_D._Ciarcia@fourd.com
- Organization: 4th Dimension BBS
- Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 03:03:59 EST
- Subject: Re: MAC WIZARDS UNITE!!!
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- With the amount of money you are going to spend on upgrades (especially the
- FDHD, the are drive and the accellerator) I would seriously consider buying a
- Classic ][ (or a Performa 200) if you feel that a 16MHz 68030 (with 16bit data
- path not 32) would do the job for you. You can get a Brainstorm accellerator
- for the SE installed for about $250. That will bring you up to the speed of a
- Classic ][ (give or take under different circumstances). The FDHD upgrades
- are expensive ($387 from an authorized Apple dealer in NH... I'm sure you can
- find these for less). Max RAM on the SE is 4 megabytes, if you need it you
- can go to 10 megabytes on the Classic ][. If you upgrade your SE to 4 megabytes
- of RAM that will cost about $90.. You will need a tool kit to open the SE,
- less than $20. A 40 megabyte internal hard drive is going to cost about $200.
- give or take. Expect to pay from $75 to $135 more for an external hard drive.
- Total cost is going to be at the very least $850.00. System 7.1 is not that
- great unless you need the new world script features or you need to manage
- large amounts of fonts, use system 7.0.1 with the tuneup... it's free. A Mac
- Classic ][ 4/40 (4megs of RAM, 40 megabyte hard drive, 1.44 meg floppy drive,
- 16MHz 68030, built in sound capabilities, comes with sytem 7.0.1) can be had
- from an authorized Apple dealer for $997. I think the $147 difference would
- be well worth the money in your situation. Hope that helps, Joe
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