[net.micro.mac] Mac Plus -- Hope for the Confused?

david@randvax.UUCP (David Shlapak) (01/11/86)

    Does the existence of the Mac Plus (1024KB RAM, DS disk, etc.) imply

	(1) That the long-awaited ROM upgrade will soon be available?
	(2) That a DS internal disk upgrade may become available?
	(3) That an "official" 1024KB RAM upgrade may become available?

				--- das

chuq@sun.uucp (Chuq Von Rospach) (01/13/86)

>     Does the existence of the Mac Plus (1024KB RAM, DS disk, etc.) imply
> 
> 	(1) That the long-awaited ROM upgrade will soon be available?
> 	(2) That a DS internal disk upgrade may become available?
> 	(3) That an "official" 1024KB RAM upgrade may become available?

If I've read the rumors right, there are two upgrade paths:

    o Mac -> Mac+: swap motherboard, rear case (for scsi port) and analog
    board, you end up with a real Mac+ (Probably about a grand, more or less)

    o upgrade Roms and internal disk, no ram upgrade. You end up with the 800K
    floppy and the 128K ROM, and whatever Ram you had before. Also no SCSI and
    the old style serial ports. (About $300-400?)

We'll know for sure this week sometime (probably thursday)
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