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- From: draitt@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (David Raitt)
- Subject: Re: Mac 512 Upgrades
- Message-ID: <1993Jan11.173430.26721@news.acns.nwu.edu>
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- References: <C0JzCL.Ezt@bcstec.ca.boeing.com> <parkyn.726595541@sfu.ca>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 17:34:30 GMT
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- In <parkyn.726595541@sfu.ca> parkyn@fraser.sfu.ca (Dale Parkyn) writes:
-
- >rgc3679@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Robert G. Carpenter) writes:
-
- >>I've a friend that wants to keep her 512 and is able to
- >>put about $300 into making it perform better.
-
- >First: Are you able to use double-sided (800KB) disks with
- > this computer?
- > If you can format disks two-sided try the following...
-
- > Obtain the 'NewLife 1' CPU upgrade from NewLife
- > 1-800-663-6395 Ontario, Canada.
-
- > This will give you Mac Plus equivalent if not a bit faster.
- > There is also space for up to 8 SIMMS to a total of 4MB.
- > The SCSI connector allows use of HARD DRIVE.
-
- >Second:Get 8 256KB SIMMS. Since they should be FREE (no use to
- > anyone anymore) get a dozen. You will have extras in case
- > one is bad and you can swap/test combinations until they all
- > work. (Static charges might kill a SIMM)
-
- [assorted deletia]
-
- >Note: There are no guarantees that you upgraded 512K is going to last
- >very long. I have seen the 512Ke with NewLife still going after two years
- >though...
-
- >Dale
- >parkyn@sfu.ca
-
- I have been using a Newlife one in a 512KE for 3 years now with very
- few problems. The main thing that I would advise if you follow this
- route it to also buy a fan to keep the interior of the Mac cool.
- Otherwise you will probably find yourself replacing the power supply
- in less than two months. (This comes from bitter experience :-(
-
- David
- draitt@nwu.edu
-