velasco@beowulf.ucsd.edu (Gabriel Velasco) (11/22/90)
This may be a totally dumb question. I don't have my own NeXT. I use one that
is set up for our department by a sysadmin who doesn't care much for the next.
We have lots of Sparks and older Suns, but only one NeXT which a few of the
enlightened ones use.
So the question is this. What is the cost envolved in upgrading? Is it the
kind of thing that I could just recommend that they get without worrying too
much about the cost? If it's expensive I doubt that I could talk them into it
since they already have a bit of an animousity towards the system. Of course,
if it's a big enough improvement, maybe they could be talked into it on the
basis of making the system easier to integrate into the Sun dominated network.
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In article <velasco.659207466@beowulf> velasco@beowulf.ucsd.edu (Gabriel Velasco) writes: >So the question is this. What is the cost envolved in upgrading? ... Call up NeXT and ask them to send you a copy of the two-page "Upgrade Options for Current Users" Software and Hardware are separate line items: NeXT Software Release 2.0 on OD (N5507) $195 [We have multiple cubes, so we ordered one of these, and "N-1" additional license upgrades @$65 ea.] -or- if you have an OD-only or OD+40MB system: NeXT Software Release 2.0 on 105MB HD (N5509) $800 NeXT 68040 Upgrade Kit (N7003) $1300 if you have external devices add: SCSI-2 to SCSI-1 cable (N7007) $49.95 If you upgrade to the '040, you MUST also order the 2.0 software. You do not need to upgrade the hardware to run 2.0, you'll just have a slow cube. The 2.0 license is included with NEW 68040 systems; you don't have to order it separately for those. -=EPS=-