We had a Mac II and IIx at the NYMUG office, but they had the tiny 640x480 monitors of the era, so they didn't really impress me that much. My SE/Radius16 production machine was just as fast and had the Math CoPro. I was going to get a used Mac II to upgrade for the Rocket I'd planned on buying, but the guy I talked to at Sun Remarketing made a good case for going for the extra money for the IIx rather than bringing a II up to the specs required.
The performance of the IIx still didn't impress me much, even with the extra four MB of RAM. The PanaPro M1900M2 B&W TPD/Card combo was a revelation however, the 5x increase in desktop real estate was like playing on a football field. [
] ]'> The SE became the Plotter Server, productivity soared and I was happy as a clam while I saved every Nickle and Dime the business could spare for the Rocket.
The Logitech ScanMan, when the 4" hand scanner class rolled around and became affordable, was the only productivity enhancement to come anywhere near the escape from the confines of the 9" Periscope of the Compact Series in terms of productivity.
Those six NuBus slots made the Mac II revolutionary. :approve: