ralphw@ius3.ius.cs.cmu.edu (Ralph Hyre) (01/04/89)
[GS Plus rumors and such. Mac rumors follow, so followups will be directed to comp.sys.mac] >** Bit of Vaporware ** > >A developer friend tells me that, to save on production costs, the K-12 Mac >will be built with the SAME motherboard FORMS as the (new) Mac SE (with the >68030). He says, someone handy with tools and a few spare parts will be >able to convert the (under $1000?) K-12 Mac to a full fledged SE ($2700?) >for MUCH LESS than the price difference (free enterprise is EXTREMELY likely >to provide these "made-over" Macs on the open market <without an Apple >warranty, of course> at a really reasonable price). I find this somewhat hard to believe, since Apple would have to waste board space need to have (based on reasonable assumptions): 030 SE version: 030/882 sockets, SCSI (53c90?) chip socket, EuroDin connector for SE slots. K-12 Mac:68000 socket, presumably not connected to the coprocessor thing. Personally, I'd jump at the chance to get MacOS and Unix-capable CPU for $1500. -- - Ralph W. Hyre, Jr. Internet: ralphw@{ius{3,2,1}.,}cs.cmu.edu Phone:(412) CMU-BUGS Amateur Packet Radio: N3FGW@W2XO, or c/o W3VC, CMU Radio Club, Pittsburgh, PA "You can do what you want with my computer, but leave me alone!8-)" --