#DEC XL fans…
Just wanted to post some information that I received from Digital concerning
the purchase price for an Alpha 233 daughtercard for a DEC pcXL. There has
been some talk about this recently now that the possibility of 3ds/NT/Alpha
looms large.
I inquired about upgrading my XL590 to Alpha233 and they quoted me $2995. In
addition, they will give a $500 trade-in allowance for my "old" 590 daughter
card, reducing the net price to $2495. This is a pretty weak allowance
considering the upgrade from a 486 DX4 to 590 is priced at $1949. I think
selling the 590 daughter card seperately should fetch at least $1200, reducing
the net upgrade price from 590 to alpha233 to about $1800. Still not cheap,
but slightly less painful.
FYI, :^)
-Tyler