My Reply follows quote. On 25/11/2008 05:59 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >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!
That is why this list exists! Ask away. >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). If it "It boots and runs well" then you already have a system disk. As the Plus has no internal hard drive, you have to have the system (and any other software on floppy disks) to even boot the machine. >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? The ImageWriterII is a reasonable choice for the machine. Again, the drivers have to be on the disk used to boot and run the machine. Don't know about the ImageWriter (original version). I expect it would work, but... >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? How do you know it doesn't already have 4MB RAM? A lot of the ones I have run across have been up graded. If it is "original" the upgrade is cheap as the SIMMs are a dime a dozen. >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? The harder thing would be to find a Basic compiler (? its been awhile!). Basic wasn't used much on the Mac. >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? There are tons of sites with software for the Mac that will run on the Plus. Look for 68K software. >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! Keep asking. As folks wake up from their holiday, more answers/info will come. Ken http://mysite.verizon.net/res7gt1w/stackomacs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
