Bernard-

Thanks for the info. I'm forwarding this to the list in the hope that 
maybe someone can help me find him. His email address doesn't respond 
with a profile when I finger it. Anybody ever heard of this guy?
-dave

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Subject:     Re: Duo FPU?
Sent:        4/1/97 1:27 AM
From:        Bernard Gardner, B.Gardner@eng.usyd.edu.au
To:          Dave Paton, suprdave@purdue.edu

On Mar 30, 14:37, Dave Paton wrote:
> Subject: Duo FPU?
> I'm considering a Duo (210/230) as a replacement for my SE/30 8/40+160. I
> was rather unhappy to notice a few things though:
>
> 1. The Duos don't have an FPU. Is this easily fixable? If not, has anyone
> out there ever heard of someone who will add one for me? I know the 270
> has one, and the motherbowards are very similar, if not identical...

I once came across something on the web regarding a guy in Canada who 
would
wire an FPU into a microdock for you. You send him dock and money, he 
sends it
back modified (minus the money :)

Ummmm...
James MacPhails FPU upgrade
===========================

Miss your FPU while on the road?  A fellow named James MacPhail in
Canada has figured out how to wire a FPU into a Duo 210, 230, or 250.For
$295 (less $85 if you supply the correct FPU) he'll install it in your
machine.
Needless to say (but I will) this will void yourwarranty big time and
*might* prevent you from upgrading the Duoto a 040 or PowerPC.  As
another option, he'll install the FPU in a floppy adaptor ($340 included
the floppy adaptor) - or attempt to do so in any mini/micro dock you
supply.  I don't know James, but at least one person wrote me saying he
did an excellant job.  As always, use caution when buying anything
over the net - but James does sound like he knows what he's doing.  I'm
tempted.

[James MacPhail at jmacphai@cue.bc.ca]

from http://www.astro.nwu.edu/lentz/mac/faqs/source/duo.html note that 
this
source is _very_ old (like 3 years old), but he might still do it.

Bernard.

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