On Saturday, March 23, 2002, at 12:05 PM, Scott Holder wrote:
> At 08:28 AM 3/23/2002 -0800, you wrote: >> Question #1: >> >> What the dickens was Apple Computer, Inc. thinking in their crazed >> minds >> when they released an ancient 68000/8MHz processor in 1990?!?!? The >> least >> they could have done to make the classic better and more popular (and >> to >> get rid of the "Road Apple" rating) was to give it a 68020-30/16MHz! > > They did. It's called the Classic II ;) No one's quite sure what they > were > thinking with the Classic, though it sold pretty well anyway. It's a > basic > box :) My thought is that Apple had a stockpile of 68000 processors in a > warehouse they decided to get rid of. > > Scott Holder > The Classic had the same mindset as the iMac - make a computer for those who can't afford the really high end machines. Kind of like the difference between iMacs and G4 Towers. -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... PowerON Computer Services <http://www.poweron.com> REPLACEMENT PARTS in STOCK Drives, CD-ROMs, RAM, Mac OS SW, Power Supply <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
