Re: sparc 1 upgrades?

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From: Craig Dewick
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 00:00

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In <3542D796.76D7@extrastufftostopspam.prodigy.net> cheljuba@extrastufftostopspam.prodigy.net writes:

>> You can also upgrade the SS2's processor to 80 MHz with one of the Weitek
>> PowerUp CPU replacement kits. Just don't pay the US$200 price being asked by
>> a certain surplus dealer at the moment... 8-)

>Who has the cheapest price on them?

I picked up two of the PowerUp CPU's for A$250 each a few months back from a
local (Australian) source. That translates to a US$ price of around $175
each, and given that SS2's and IPX's are fast becoming low end machines,
US$175 seems a little over the top now. I'd say a realistic price would be
around US$150 each.

Machines like the Sparc Classic (aka LC) and the LX are dropping in price,
and this is the main factor pushing the value of SS2/IPX type machines down.

You should start to see PowerUp chips, and PowerUp-fitted systems, becoming
very cheap now, and they should become more common in the trading
newsgroups.

Regards,

Craig.
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From: cdewick@lios.apana.org.au (Craig Dewick)
Subject: Re: sparc 1 upgrades?
Date: 1998/04/27
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