29 Jan
2003
29 Jan
'03
3:26 a.m.
thanks to everyone for the website pointers! I've just tried the three systems
and they all seem to work; unfortunately the LC and the Performa have been
cleared of application software, but the Mac II stil has Word on it. Word feels
faster to use on that than the modern version on my 1GHz PC - progress, huh!?
:-)
The Mac II has a port for a second (external) floppy.
yes, this one has both an 800K and 1.4MB drive installed. Not sure what speed
the CPU is yet, I haven't dug around inside too much.
These machines can run up to MacOS 7.6.1 but
are quicker and more at home with 7.5.3 or even 6.0.8, which is quite speedy
on even machines as slow as these. Do you plan to display them, actually
use 'em or what? I have a slew of parts and old drives and whatnot for these
machines - the drive's usually what goes on them.
well I'm not short of spare SCSI drives if you mean the hard disc, but floppies
are another matter.
I put SCSI in any PCs that I build so I have a stack of older drives spare as a
result of upgrades. What I don't have is any OS or application software for
these critters, so when the disks fail I'm currently stuffed.
I haven't tried any of the floppy drives yet to see if they work...
I'll probably pass a couple of the machines on to a good home in a few weeks as
I don't really have space for everything; I was just curious about them as I
haven't used macs for about ten years now. Strangely enough, I used to live
around here and I've just found at that the mac II is the very same machine
that I used to use at college! Funny seeing it again - I bet it's changed hands
a few times in the meantime...
Not sure which system I'll hang on to yet... the II has the advantage of having
ethernet and the twin drives, plus the application software - but the LC III is
perhaps the more usable machine if I can get software for it and get it on the
ethernet LAN somehow. With a copy of Word on it I'd probably use it now and
then; I'd forgotten how nice those keyboards were and it certainly feels like a
quick machine for its age.
By the way: check the motherboard battery to make sure
it's live (3.6v
lithium).
I noticed those on the boards. They seem to be OK, at least no complaints on
startup...
cheers
Jules
Everything you'll ever need on one web page
from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts
http://uk.my.yahoo.com