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Article #769Re: Yet another confirmation of the demise of the '040 cube (was: Re: keyboard/mouse question)
From: Sebastian Nightingale Cain
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 19:08
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 19:08
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In article <_-tz6ck@rpi.edu> gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn) writes: > 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. > > 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. > > -- > Garance Alistair Drosehn = gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu > ITS Systems Programmer (handles NeXT-type mail) > Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Troy NY USA Lest we forget, putting a turbo board in an older cube renders your OD unusable, even though the software still supports it. (am I wrong here?)
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