Re: Apple Computer, What Are You Up To?

["Forrest" <bctimes@hotmail.com>]

Randy Shackelford <shack@onyx.southwind.net> wrote in message
news:7cch8u$fgu$1@opal.southwind.net...
>Forrest <bctimes@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>:>The difference between a //c and //c plus is about the same as a
>:>ROM 01 and ROM 3 IIgs
>
>: ...if the ROM3 had had a built-in ZipGS and SWIM drive controller this
would
>: be a more accurate comparison.
>
>It's accurate as is. A //c plus can't run any software that won't run on a
>//c, and isn't any more expandable. And the same for a ROM 3 IIgs as
opposed
>to a ROM 01. And in each case, Apple didn't offer an upgrade since it
wasn't
>cost effective in their estimation.

Price of upgrading ROM 1 to ROM 3 capabilities: $0.00 (cost of system
software)
Price of upgrading IIc to IIc+ capabilities: ~$300.00 (cost of zip chip +
unidisk)

Pretty big difference between IIc and IIc+.