Just acquired a Macintosh Plus. I'm very excited about it but am having trouble getting started. I'll try to be concise but may use incorrect jargon or otherwise blatantly flaunt my unrivaled ignorance on this topic. Please bear with me!
It boots and runs well. I'd like to know what OS it is running, if I need any system discs for it, and generally what programs are compatible with it. It does not appear to have any programs except for Finder, Scrapbook, and Calculator. I am mostly interested in word processing, spreadsheets, basic text documents. Secondary interests include "paint"-type programs and games (graphical and text-based). Is the ImageWriter suitable for this computer? Are drivers necessary/available for this printer? Is ImageWriter II this compatible with Mac Plus? Which is preferable? I'm aware that this computer has the ability to be expanded to 4MB RAM. Is this worth it? Is it necessary for the purposes I intend to use it for? I'm guessing the upgrade would be necessary for programming, in a language such as BASIC. What software, if any, would facilitate this? How much memory is recommended? My final question: what is the best way to obtain such software, drivers, or whatever is needed? I have looked around online for such information, but was unable to find anybody offering diskettes. Are Mac Plus programs available online to download? If someone does not have the time to answer my questions, redirecting me to an appropriate website would do nicely. If anybody has the materials I need, I would be glad to pay for them. Any information you can give me would be a great help! Thanks --RAS --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
