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Thanks for the detailed response Rob. Very helpful.

So which eprom is required? OS 3.1 requires eprom 3.0, but I get the impression from your OS versions page that you can still connect with an earlier OS. How does one tell what eprom is installed?

Do most of you use external scsi drives with your old macs? I guess that's more reliable than whatever internal drive comes with it?

Thanks again,
Jeremy

--- In emulatorII-list@yahoogroups.com, "rob" <rob@...> wrote:
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> 1) Upgrades have a small daughterboard near the RS422 connector (inside)
> 2) The parts are still (just) available, and a small PCB can be made out of
> veroboard or one custom built.
> 3) Look for OS3.1 and the latest EPROM's
> 4) Yes old Macs will go Interent, just ethernet it in.
> 5) 500 sample banks is 250MB, plenty of small SCSI drives will hold this.
> 6) RAM makes no difference after 512KB.
> Regards
> Rob
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> I've been going through the archives (and I've checked out the compatibility
> list) but still unclear on a couple of things. I Apologize if these topics
> have been covered. 
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> 1) How can one tell if a rev 0 EII has been upgraded to the RS-422
> interface? If not, how complicated is it to do this? Are the necessary parts
> still obtainable?
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> 2) Is there anything else to look out for with a rev 0?
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> 3) Has anyone succeeded in getting one of these old Macs on the internet? Is
> ethernet even an option for them or would it have to be dial up?
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> 4) How much drive space do you need to hold say a 500 disk EII library? Is
> it possible to replace these old Mac drives? I'd imagine a 15-20 year old HD
> has to be pretty prone to failure.
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> 5) How much of a factor is ram for performance? I'd like to get something
> compact/all-in-one, like a Color Classic or a Powerbook, but the ram configs
> I'm seeing for those in the compatibility list all seem much lower.
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> Thanks,
> Jeremy - Hoping to be the proud owner of a rev 0 very soon.
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