jsarchibald
Well-known member
Hi all,
I came across a compact Mac SE last weekend, and noticed one of them had a sticker on the front saying 'Prodigy SE by Levco'. I did some research on Google and came across the details on what it was. It was another motherboard that piggybacked onto the existing motherboard, and had a Motorola 68020 CPU, 2MB of onboard fast RAM, and a 68881 FPU. I opened it up, cleaned out all of the webs and dust, and turned it on. It runs so much quicker than the standard SE I ran alongside it, I can see why people would have upgraded to this system. Looking at some of the programs, I have deduced that the computer was originally owned by the University of Adelaide, which would explain the upgrades.
What I want to know is more information on this system. I have found articles on the performance of this setup, an interview with the owner of Levco (which was subsequently bought shortly afterwards), basically everything Google has on the Prodigy SE. To put it into context, my post on MacTalk earlier this week is now elevated to No 1 spot on Google when a search is done, highlighting how little info there is on it.
I want to know what Google doesn't have - do these pop up every once in a while? Does anyone have a manual or some original software for it? How would this system have been sold to a buyer in Australia? Basically, if you worked with them, or had something to do with upgrading them or selling them, I'd like to hear from you.
Thanks all!
I came across a compact Mac SE last weekend, and noticed one of them had a sticker on the front saying 'Prodigy SE by Levco'. I did some research on Google and came across the details on what it was. It was another motherboard that piggybacked onto the existing motherboard, and had a Motorola 68020 CPU, 2MB of onboard fast RAM, and a 68881 FPU. I opened it up, cleaned out all of the webs and dust, and turned it on. It runs so much quicker than the standard SE I ran alongside it, I can see why people would have upgraded to this system. Looking at some of the programs, I have deduced that the computer was originally owned by the University of Adelaide, which would explain the upgrades.
What I want to know is more information on this system. I have found articles on the performance of this setup, an interview with the owner of Levco (which was subsequently bought shortly afterwards), basically everything Google has on the Prodigy SE. To put it into context, my post on MacTalk earlier this week is now elevated to No 1 spot on Google when a search is done, highlighting how little info there is on it.
I want to know what Google doesn't have - do these pop up every once in a while? Does anyone have a manual or some original software for it? How would this system have been sold to a buyer in Australia? Basically, if you worked with them, or had something to do with upgrading them or selling them, I'd like to hear from you.
Thanks all!