18 Jun
2003
18 Jun
'03
4:37 a.m.
> In my opinion the LC 475 and Performa 630 are the
best coices for
> a classic (68k) Mac. Both hafe the 32 Bit PDS slot, where you may
> find network cards or even video cards. Beside that you may with
> low effort design your own cards, since the PDS is nothing else
> than a 68k bus, ment for machine specific add ons.
No offense, Hans, but I *HATE* the 630. :-P The case
alone drives me up the
wall, and it's an IDE oddball (since I like classic Macs, I have tons of
SCSI drives in stock, but I rarely stock small-capacity IDE drives).
Now, exactly the IDE is a good thing. I come across IDE drives all
the time. Sure, I had the same opinion before. A real Mac has to
use a real drive :) And as I said already, the huge RAM for a desk
top Mac is a definite plus, which also goes for the CD Drive, the
Slot for the 486 Card (which also offers a lot of ways to hack it),
and the posibility to have several (specific) extensions - including
graphic cards without occupieing the PDS Slot.
I do like the LC 475, but unless you have a real
'040 installed (granted these
are not hard to find at decent prices), things like NetBSD might break or
give you much additional unnecessary grief. Ditto again for the (gag) 630.
Now, why having a Mac and then installing some Unix?
Servus
Hans
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