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coco@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (felix.lugo) writes:
> scotty@gagetalker.com (Scott Turner) writes:
> | Let me start by saying that I am not being paid by _anyone_ to
> | investigate ADB upgrades. It's just been crazy ol' me and no one
> | has been conspiring with me to investigate ADB upgades. At no time
> | did any NeXT employee knowingly assisted me in investigating ADB
> | upgrades.
> | 
> | I have also been asked to state the following:
> |

which felix didn't quote, but was:
> |
> | If you have a NeXTstation Turbo Color, with a serial number of 16,000
> | or greater, you may purchase an ADB starting point kit and ADB
> | soundbox for your NeXTstation. If you have _any_ other NeXT computer
> | you may purchase the ADB starting point kit and ADB soundbox, but
> | they will _not_ work with your system.

> - Who "asked" you to state what you wrote in the above message, NeXT?
>   If so, is this to be taken as an official statement from them?  And
>   if it is, why didn't they make this announcement sooner?
> 
> Inquiring mind wants to know!

I don't know who asked him, but that is an official statement from NeXT  
which they have made.  It is part of the question-and-answer thing about ADB  
keyboards which was sent to every NeXT retailer.  It has also been posted to  
usenet, if I remember right.  To quote from that Q&A thing which was sent in  
Sepetember:

[quote]
  Q: Can I upgrade my current machine to use the new style keyboard
     and mouse?

  A: Only new NeXTstation Color Turbo and NeXTcube Turbo systems can
     be upgraded to use the ADB keyboad/mouse, and Sound Box 2.
     *   NeXTstation Color Turbo Systems with serial numbers
                     above ABC-0016000
     *   NeXTcube Turbo systems with serial numbers above ABA-6000
[endquote]

It should be noted that there *is* still some confusion due to the October  
announcments though.  It isn't clear whether the new ADB greyscale monitors  
will work on older NeXTstation or NeXTcube systems.

By "not clear", I mean I've gotten different answers from different people  
inside of NeXT (though it should be noted the subject was brought up with  
people who I was talking with for *other* reasons, they aren't the people  
who claim to be the experts on the new configurations).

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Garance Alistair Drosehn     =     gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu
ITS Systems Programmer            (handles NeXT-type mail)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute;           Troy NY    USA