>My partner's classroom received a Mac Classic, donated by a parent.
>I've never done anything with Macs, so I need some help with this.
>
>- Can someone tell me the standard configuration(s) for a Mac Classic?
Well, off the top of my head, it's a 68000 processor, should be able to go
up to at least 4Mb of RAM, possibly more.
>- What options are available for it?
External SCSI devices, and more RAM (if it's not maxed). It might have a
PDS slot, that would take ethernet, and maybe an external video card, not
sure about this. It is possible to get a box from Astante that you plug
into the SCSI port and lets you put it on an ethernet network (very cool
boxes, unfortunalty only good for 68k Macs).
>- Where can I get a mouse (and other hardware) - Do I need a mouse?
> Can I get along without one?
You will need an ADB mouse, my recommendation would be to haunt Goodwill
for a while, if you've got a large one near you, they probably get them in
every now and then. Look for a mouse with a connector that looks a little
like the connector on the keyboard cable.
>- Where can I get an operating system for it (MacOS?)
ftp://ftp5.info.apple.com/Apple.Support.Area/Apple_SW_Updates/US/Macintosh/Syste
m/Older_System/ Go with the System 7.0.x release. Unfortunatly this
requires access to another Macintosh to make the disks.
Zane
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Received on Fri Jun 19 1998 - 00:23:56 BST