🚀 go-pugleaf

This idea recently struck me, so I thought Id throw it out on the net
to see what others thought, and with the hope that Apple might pick up
on it (or better yet, "we were about to release it...")

I have never liked the standard macs.  I don't like 9" screens, and I
dont like machines that don't expand easily.  As a result, I am being
pushed into a Mac IIcx.  Granted it a lovely machine, but it is a bit
of overkill for my purposes (esp cause Im aiming for a 4/80).  

THE IDEA:  Take a Mac IIcx box, pull out the 68030, the MMU, the math
co-processor, and any other expensive bits that aren't required.  Drop
in the standard 6800 and a regular Floppy drive.  Actually, Apple may
prefer to do a complete board revision to prevent quick and dirty
upgrades, but you get the picture.  We could call it a Mac IIv (for
value or some such nonsense).

THE RESULT:  A low cost (chuckle, ok, less expensive) expandable Mac.
Idealy this sucker would sell for about what an SE does (maybe a
little less and put it head to head with the SE).  It would lower the
entry level for color/greyscale Mac's, increase the market size for
Mac II series expansion cards, and maybe help lower Mac IIcx
production costs through higher volumes (esp if the board remained
common)  

Personally Id pay the extra just for the larger screen.  Does anybody
else have comments on this?

paul
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