----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Kossow" <aek at bitsavers.org>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 2:16 PM
Subject: compact macs (was Re: Ten Year Rule)
> That's the problem: Colour Classics are
"cute" and go for stupid high
> prices.
There seems to be a cult following for them and SE/30's in Japan
with people building internal expansion options, flash drives, putting
in 040 Performa boards and moding the color displays to do VGA resolution.
SE/30 ethernet boards seem to go for a lot of money as well.
I have a pair of SE/30's both with ethernet, they are the best B&W compact
made with plenty of (expensive) upgrades to make them more usable if you
like.
The color classic is a crippled machine, and stuffing an 040 motherboard
inside one needs some hardware mods to fit. You can use a Sonnet Presto Plus
upgrade (68040/33, 32MB RAM, ethernet) if you can find one to keep it stock
looking.