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Re: Upgrading a Centris/Quadra 650 to a PM7100? Swap boards w/me!

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From: Daniel Alejandro Lorca-Martinez
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 1994 21:18
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bskendig@netcom.com  writes:
> If you're going to be upgrading a Macintosh Centris 650 or a Quadra 650
> to a Power Macintosh 7100, then please let me know!  I'll give you $150
> if you'll swap your motherboard and faceplate (and any other relevant
> materials) with me before you upgrade, since I have a slow IIvx.  I will
> then basically have your 650, and you will have my IIvx, which you can
> then upgrade to a Power Macintosh 7100.
> 
> What's in it for me: I get an upgrade to a faster machine for a low price.
> 
> What's in it for you: You get $150 towards your upgrade, since it costs
> the same to upgrade a IIvx as it does to upgrade a 650.  In the end
> you'll be just the same off (except a little richer) than if you had
> directly upgraded to a 7100.  There's no need for us to swap the case,
> power supply, or any other components, so you needn't worry about
> getting anything worse than you had before.  In fact, you can probably
> take my parts and send them directly on to Apple, and they'll send you
> the new 7100 parts.
> 
> I'd prefer to make the trade in person with someone in the Bay Area for
> simplicity's sake, but long-distance swaps may also be possible.  Let me
> know if you might be interested!
> 
> -- 
> _/_/_/  Brian Kendig                              Je ne suis fait comme aucun
> /_/_/  bskendig@netcom.com                 de ceux que j'ai vus; j'ose croire
> _/_/                             n'etre fait comme aucun de ceux qui existent.
>   /  Be insatiably curious.   Si je ne vaux pas mieux, au moins je suis autre.
>  /     Ask "why" a lot.                                           -- Rousseau


Once again, I am also interested in buying.  State price and
e-mail me if interested.
Dan
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From: dal9c@Virginia.EDU (Daniel Alejandro Lorca-Martinez)
Subject: Re: Upgrading a Centris/Quadra 650 to a PM7100? Swap boards w/me!
Message-ID: <1994Mar19.211834.1998@Virginia.EDU>
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