Re: IIe ---> IIgs upgrade, does it exist?

[Scott.Alfter@skunkworks.genesplicer.org (Scott Alfter)]

In article <327051@f10.n209.z1>, Lewis E. Jones <lej2@po.cwru.edu> wrote:
>I'm looking into buying a IIe in the future for a small sum, and I'm 
>wondering if the dealer upgrade package for the IIe to turn it into a IIgs 
>still exists, or if that was just fable-ware in the first place...

You more than likely wouldn't be able to go to a dealer to get your
system upgraded.  (Why you would go to a dealer for _anything_ is
beyond me, IMHO. :-) )  A while back, though, Shreve Systems (check
_Computer_Shopper_ for their address) was selling upgrade kits (ROM 01
motherboard and baseplate) for $150 (plus a $100 core charge for your
IIe motherboard, but this may have changed).  I took this route,
installed the upgrade one evening (had to reshape some of the
standoffs with a grinder first)...and I've been happy as a clam ever
since. :-)

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