[comp.sys.mac] mac+ -> SE

ajq@mace.cc.purdue.edu (John O'Malley) (11/07/89)

In article <LWYSE.89Nov6123854@thalamus.bu.edu> lwyse@thalamus.bu.edu (Wyse) writes:
>Has anyone upgraded their mac+ to an SE?

Er, upgrade a Mac Plus to a Mac SE?

The SE isn't all that different from a Mac Plus.  The SE has Apple Desktop
Bus ports (for the newer keyboards and mouse), an internal expansion slot,
a faster SCSI chip, slightly faster overall performance, and you can
purchase it from Apple with an internal hard drive.  That's about it.

Apple never offered a Plus to SE upgrade kit.  Perhaps you mean the Mac II
to Mac IIx upgrade.

-John
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stevel@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Steve Ligett) (11/15/89)

Someone (sorry) once  wrote:
> Has anyone upgraded their mac+ to an SE?  Were there any unanticipated
> problems? Is the performance REALLY the same as an SE? What kind of
> money did it cost?

I once upgraded a 512KE to an SE/30.

I'd have to take it apart again to remember eveything I did.  (The guy
down that hall has been using it for the past few months.)  I had hoped
that there was some hacker magazine that might be interested in a
article on it, but so far, no luck.  If several of you are interested in
it (respond by MAIL to steve.ligett@dartmouth.edu), I'll try to get the
info out.
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