gaston@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu (12/19/90)
What is the cheapest way to get an enchanced //e? I have an unenhanced //e now, and the upgrade from the local apple facists is about $200. Is there a cheaper place to find it? If I buy a used enhanced //e, is there a good market for unloading my current box? I've never been to these dealer fairs, so does anyone know if there are people who would deal in this at one of those? [GASTON] (Replies to me please)
dzimmerman@gnh-tff.cts.com (Daniel Zimmerman) (12/23/90)
>> What is the cheapest way to get an enhanced IIe?....... >> The upgrade from the local Apple fascists is $200... $200 for an Apple IIe Enhancement Kit, the pulling of 4 chips, and the putting in of 4 new chips? That's a bit steep... If you want to push and pull the chips yourself (not hard, really), there are plenty of mail order places which sell the Apple IIe Enhancement Kit for about $60 or so... I don't have a list right here, but if you send me mail I'll send you some names of places... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Daniel M. Zimmerman InterNet - dzimmerman@gnh-tff.cts.com TFF Enterprises America Online - Surak TFF CompuServe - 76407,2246 "Learn reason above all. Learn clear thought; learn to know what is from what seems to be, and what you wish to be. This is the key to everything: the truth of reality, the reality of truth. What IS will set you free." - Surak Of Vulcan
toddpw@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel) (12/23/90)
>>> What is the cheapest way to get an enhanced IIe?....... >>> The upgrade from the local Apple fascists is $200... Sounds like a motherboard swap to me. The original enhancement kit was the four chips and it cost less than $80 RETAIL. You could get it mail order for about $60. The actual parts cost for blank parts is something like $25...
tsouth@techbook.com (Todd South) (12/24/90)
In article <6469@crash.cts.com> dzimmerman@gnh-tff.cts.com (Daniel Zimmerman) writes: >>> What is the cheapest way to get an enhanced IIe?....... >>> The upgrade from the local Apple fascists is $200... > >$200 for an Apple IIe Enhancement Kit, the pulling of 4 chips, and the putting >in of 4 new chips? That's a bit steep.. If you want to push and pull the chips >yourself (not hard, really), there are plenty of mail order places which sell >the Apple IIe Enhancement Kit for about $60 or so... I don't have a list right >here, but if you send me mail I'll send you some names of places... > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Daniel M. Zimmerman InterNet - dzimmerman@gnh-tff.cts.com > TFF Enterprises America Online - Surak TFF CompuServe - 76407,2246 > >"Learn reason above all. Learn clear thought; learn to know what is from what >seems to be, and what you wish to be. This is the key to everything: the truth >of reality, the reality of truth. What IS will set you free." > - Surak Of Vulcan Sorry, I missed the original posting on this, so I am replying to the reply. Tell your dealer to pack sand. Better yet, I'm sure that Apple would love to hear about a dealer installing a $35 upgrade which they were suppose to only charge a maximum of 1/2's labor for installion (usually bring the cost up to $70 max). Also, if you live near a Navy or Air Force base and have friends able to shop there I know that the kit sells for $39 and is not that hard to install. Todd South -- -- tsouth@techbook.COM ...!{tektronix!nosun,uunet}techbook!tsouth Public Access UNIX at (503) 644-8135 (1200/2400) Voice: +1 503 646-8257 Public Access User --- Not affiliated with TECHbooks
joeq@pro-odyssey.cts.com (Joe Quilici) (12/27/90)
In-Reply-To: message from tsouth@techbook.com Yes. That ($70) should be the maximum amount of money charged for such a simple upgrade. I performed the not so delicate removal of the ROMs and the old 65c02 microprocessor myself (at the age of 14) and replaced them with the upgraded components. Armed with only a miniature screwdriver, nonetheless. I recommend you buy the chips from a reputable source for a minimal amount of money and perform the operation yourself, it's not that difficult and the instructions come with the package. (That is my recommendation, I am not employed at Apple, simply a case from an individual user) ---- ProLine: joeq@pro-odyssey Internet: joeq@pro-odyssey.cts.com UUCP: crash!pro-odyssey!joeq ARPA: crash!pro-odyssey!joeq@nosc.mil