[mod.mac] Mac/Mac+/3rd party upgrade strategies

chuq%plaid@SUN.ARPA (Chuq Von Rospach) (03/21/86)

First, a question: Does anyone know if the Mac ROM/Disk upgrade has hit
the market yet? Two stores that I've been in recently say June, one other
says that they heard from Levco that they are available in some areas (they
specifically mentioned San Diego and Sweden, for some reason). I REALLY
want the new ROM's and a decent size disk drive -- I'm real tired of 
squeezing into 400k.

Beyond the ROM/disk, it looks like there are a number of reasonable 
options for further upgrades. Since Apple thankfully didn't make the 
512K Mac obsolete (thanks, Apple!) there isn't a dying reason to upgrade
to a Mac+. I don't think I really need the SCSI port, and looking at 
prices (these come from Computerware in Palo Alto) I can get  a Levco 
2 Meg upgrade for less than $600 and a Paradise 20meg for $850. This seems
to be a MUCH better upgrade path than going to a Mac+ with a SCSI disk.
Are there any overriding technical issues I ought to be aware of that would
make the Mac+ a better upgrade path? 

chuq