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From: roy@nlm-vax.ARPA (Roy Standing)
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Subject: Re: Re: MacBottom and Levco 2 Meg Mac
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Date: Fri, 8-Nov-85 17:14:55 EST
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In a previous message I mentioned that Levco is coming out with a
SCSI hard disk interface that will plug into their Monster Mac
2Meg board.  I didn't say anything about price or other options.

With apologies for omitting it before:

1.  Levco demonstrated a prototype board at the MacWorld Expo in Boston
    last August.  In other words, I saw it working.

2.  In my last conversation with Levco they said that the board would be
    released in December.  One thing delaying its introduction is the
    connector for their Monster Mac board.  The Mac cardcage was designed
    for a single card.  There is, barely, room to mount a piggyback board
    as all of the RAM upgrades do.  The backend of Levco's board is laidout
    to take a connector, this lines up beneath an openning in the metal
    frame of the mac.

    To my eyes, putting the connector in and still being able to slide
    the motherboard/Monster Mac board in and out of the cardcage will
    require a VERY low profile connector.  In any case, Levco reported
    that they were having trouble sourcing a connector at a reasonable
    price.

3.  The person I spoke to gave me a price of 'under' $1,000.00.  This
    seemed high but it was unclear whether a drive was included.  He
    did say the pricing was still being discussed.

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4.  Levco has a policy of not advertising products before they are
    ready to sell them.  Therefore this is a rumor: they are also developing
    a board with serial and parallel ports.  A cable to a connector plate
    will pass through the security opening, the connector plate will lock
    into the security opening.  This mechanism will also be used for the
    hard disk product.  No pricing or introduction date was available.

Disclaimer: IF 'good stuff' THEN claim personal credit
                            ELSE disown it
            My employers ALWAYS execute the ELSE clause.  Incidently, I
            have no association with Levco beyond that of a customer.