Which to keep: Macintosh Classic or Macintosh Plus?

2009-08-09 Thread tendim
Of the two, which would anybody recommend to keep? In favour of the Plus: - Really historic piece with regards to collecting - 4MB of RAM In favour of the Classic (2MB RAM): - Standard ADB (easier to get peripherals?) - Build in HD - 1.4MB floppy I know that I can transfer the RAM from the Plus

Re: Which to keep: Macintosh Classic or Macintosh Plus?

2009-08-09 Thread Scott Holder
tendim wrote: > Of the two, which would anybody recommend to keep? > Depends on your goals. If you want a machine you can use, and swap files with Windows machines, etc. etc, then I'd recommend the Classic. It has the internal HD, HD floppies, ADB, and faster SCSI (allegedly). The main reas

Re: Which to keep: Macintosh Classic or Macintosh Plus?

2009-08-09 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- On Sun, 8/9/09, tendim wrote: > From: tendim > Subject: Which to keep: Macintosh Classic or Macintosh Plus? > To: "Vintage Macs" > Date: Sunday, August 9, 2009, 6:56 AM > > Of the two, which would anybody recommend to keep? If the Classic already has 2 or 3

Re: Which to keep: Macintosh Classic or Macintosh Plus?

2009-08-09 Thread sam g
Op 9-aug-09, om 15:56 heeft tendim het volgende geschreven: > > Of the two, which would anybody recommend to keep? Keep 'em both. After all, they don't take that much space. If later on you can find an SE30 and a Colour Classic, you have the 4 different models. One on your desk to work with

Re: Which to keep: Macintosh Classic or Macintosh Plus?

2009-08-09 Thread Mycroft
>Keep 'em both. I agree. Keep 'em both! Tinker with the Classic for awhile, then swap and tinker with the Plus, then swap again -- Website: http://www.marshallhlewis.com Podcast: http://www.logotalk.net --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message becau

Re: Which to keep: Macintosh Classic or Macintosh Plus?

2009-08-20 Thread Mac128DOTcom
You cannot use Plus 1MB SIMMS on a Classic Expansion card, unless they happen to already be 100ns or faster. The Plus SIMMS were typically 150ns. Another advantage of the Classic over the Plus is its ability to boot from its built-in ROM disk, without a hard drive or floppy disk. Otherwise the C