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Several people have asked for more information on the Prodigy Prime upgrade
I have in a Mac+. The unit has now been running for over 2 weeks and seems
very strong. Construction seems up to Levco standards -- very high. At this
point there is no manual and the only support software consists of a DA
taht allows you to turn on/off the 68881, 68020 cache, 68551 (if present)
and the MacWrite 68020 bomb fix (leaving the bomb fix on seems to slow the
system by 5 - 10%).

Software compatibility is outstanding - much better than when we went to
HFS last year. I can't run MacLightning 2.0 (a spelling checker) or ExperLisp
2.1 and some very old (first year of the Mac 128) games. The machine does
run a wider varitey of sw than the SE or the Mac II. (You should see MS
Flight Simulator on the P' -- the animation is much smoother with frames
being generated about 4 or 5x as fast). To Expertelligence's credit a fix
to ExperLisp is due out soon for 68020 machines (you can buy a 68020 EL
separately at this point).

If you have a Mac+ and want to turn it into a monster, I highly recommend
this upgrade path. Levco has a solid reputation - something some of the other
upgrade companies haven't earned. You will also get very good telephone
support from them. If you are buying a new Mac and want 68020 performance
I would recommend getting a Mac+ and the P' if you want a small box and don't
need color/big monitors. If you want the expansion I'd bypass the SE altogether
and go for the Mac II -- the price of a SE + P' puts you into the Mac II
ballpark anyway. As for myself I plan to stay happy with my Levco'ed + for
some time while putting my pennies away for a Mac IIe, II+, or whatever a 
yeara or two down the road. The little Levco board gives you roughly the
same performance as the II, so I'll wait for a faster II at a lower cost.

Steve Crandall
mhuxt!evans