Completely original vs. upgraded

I really don't see a problem with upgrades. I'd rather see a machine upgraded and in use than a "correct" one that is a closet or warehouse queen. That being said, I never upgrade one if it alters the physical structure of the machine or involves cutting, grinding or drilling. As far as my NeXT collection, I replace drives, add memory, generally bring it up the maximum it could have been for daily use. I'm not a "ricer" that adds cold cathode lighting or led illuminated fans with glass portholes in the case. The closest I have come to something like that was installing a blue LED in the light bar of my Octane to replace the stupid little incandescent lamps that die almost immediately. As far as your cube with NeXT property tags is concerned, I'd probably set that one up as an original 68030 cube and pick up another shell cube off ebay for the turbo board. One can never have too many cubes you know. ;-) -- www.blackcube.org The Texas State Home for Wayward and Orphaned Computers