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Apple has expanded its Macintosh family with two new machines, the Macintosh II and the Macintosh SE. They have stopped selling the Macintosh with 128K memory, and the entry level model is now the Macintosh 512KE (basically a Mac with 512K of memory and 800K disk drives...
Face it, if you still have 128k you're living in the dark ages. Leave the cave, walk upright and get some more memory. 512k of RAM (random access memory, or available storage space) allows you to stash more information in the computer at any given time. You can write longer papers, and your Mac will even perform many operations faster because it will have to access the disk drive less often. Especially if you are considering writing a thesis, or are upset with the snail-like pace of your computer, you need the added memory...
...memory upgrade costs a steep $329, plus installation, from Harvard's Technology Product Center. However, if you are willing to void your warranty and save a lot of money, you can buy memory for a lot less from other suppliers. The K.B. Corporation in Boston, for example, sells a 512k upgrade for $119. The company uses Levco parts which are just as high quality as Apple's; and K.B. also services what they sell...
...standard on the Mac Plus, adds several features unnecessary for the average student, but advantageous for special applications. With the board, users can add up to four megabytes of RAM and hook-up peripherals such as hard disk drives through the SCSI port. A SCSI upgrade for an old 512k Mac costs $418 plus installation from Harvard's computer store...
...thinking about adding a hard drive, the SCSI is a must because other hard drive interfaces follow different standards, and thus might be incompatible with some software. You must have 512k and the new ROMs/800k disk drive before upgrading an old Mac with the new logic board. Additionally, the SCSI port changes the connectors on your printer and modem ports, requiring additional adapter cables (about...