At the risk of putting words in other's mouths, I think his position is clear from earlier posts exchanged with me -- don't do anything to a compact Mac that cannot be undone, which includes all PDS & RAM cards. But, the older and more rare, the more it deserves to be restored rather than modified. I agree. I tend to take a little more practical approach which is, if you are going to use it (and I mean really use it), then you're entitled to change anything on it that would have originally been modified. i.e. Apple realized shortly after they released the SE that soldering the PRAM battery on the logic board was a bad idea. Anyone that had to change their battery would have most likely had it upgraded to Apple's then current specs and added a holder. OTOH, I do agree that if it's just for fun, or you can volunteer as a caretaker for the Macintosh heritage and have the space and ability to operate a Mac museum, then go out of your way to preserve one in stock condition for every "performance" compact you build. But there is definitely something to be said for preserving the various stages of upgraded compacts as well. So it's all good in my mind as long as the mods are kept within the original options available during the compact's practical life.
Putting a MacMini in a compact Mac was never even an imagined idea during the SE's life, so such a mod has no place on this list, whether or not you can do it without permanently altering the compact -- and under no circumstances should any permanent mods be done to a 128k or 512k. > From: John Niven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > So I wonder what your position is on CPU accelerators and other > add-on's? What is the point of a PDS slot? > > These items where produced to enhance the performance of the basic > machine. Don't they also have a place in history? Don't add that > ethernet card? Don't add more ram? > > However, even I draw the line at putting a Mac Mini in a compact case! > > On Jun 29, 2005, at 4:52 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hazaa!!! to the man who feels that some things should be left as they >> were intended. Good, bad, efficient or not but just as they were. If >> for no other reason, it can be looked back on as the way it was. -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
