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jeffo@uiuc.edu (J.B. Nicholson-Owens) writes:
> Garance A. Drosehn writes
    [on the question of upgrading a NeXTcube to support the new
     ADB keyboard and mouse]
> > I believe the official word (for the moment, at least), is "No".
> > That's an answer that applies to almost every NeXT that was sold
> > before before these ADB options were announced.
> 
> So it would seem, therefore, that if all the old NeXT machine owners
> want ADB support, they must purchase a Turbo machine or is there
> some way for cube owners to trade in their old CPU board for a
> discount on a Turbo board?

At the moment there are no official upgrade paths for someone who wants the  
ADB option.  You can probably buy an upgrade to a turbo board, but I don't  
think there are any discounts on that, and I must admit I don't know if that  
will give you the ADB support you want.

This may all change soon, and NeXT seems eager to switch over to the ADB  
world, and thus they may have some other options available in the next month  
or so.  I must also admit I haven't read *this* month's announcements from  
NeXT yet, so there may already be some options that I'm not aware of.

> Is buying a Turbo board possible (just the board for the cube, not
> the cube shell itself)?  If so, how much is list price on that?

It isn't on our price list (the price list for the store), but it might be  
available from someone who is certified to do NeXT hardware servicing.

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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