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In article <6332@hoptoad.uucp> tim@hoptoad.UUCP (Tim Maroney) writes:
>In article <141200006@cdp> sklein@cdp.UUCP writes:
>>
>>The last time I checked, the Apple full list price for the 512 to 512e
>>upgrade (new ROMs and 800K floppy) was only $299.  I got one about a
>>year and half ago for $249.
>
>That's what it was selling for a year and a half ago, true.  However,
>according to the people at Whole Earth Computers in Berkeley, Apple
>raised the price to over $600 in mid-1988.  Pretty ridiculous for a ROM
>chip and disk drive.
>-- 
>Tim Maroney, Consultant, Eclectic Software, sun!hoptoad!tim
>"Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine." -- Patti Smith


....  I think you are mistaken.  I just recently checked with an
....  authorized Apple dealer/service center.  It costs about $300
....  to do the 512 to 512e update (roms and 800k drive), and
....  another $300 to upgrade to 1meg memory and scsi port, for a
....  total of $600 to bring your 512 up to a plus.


  Cecil N. Jones    Amoco Production Co.  Tulsa, OK
  @apctrc.uucp
  The opinions expressed are solely my own.