> From: mbg_at_world.std.com (Megan)
> Subject: Need help with Mac Classic
>
> 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?
>
68000 processor 1 to 2 megs of RAM
> - What options are available for it?
>
You can add up to 4 megs of RAM assuming you have the extra RAM expansion card
if not you have 1 until you locate the card to plug more SIMMs in.
There are a few accellerators (such as the MicroMac) but they are not all that
much faster when you get down to serious work.
No expansion, no color... :/ It will get you crawling on the internet with
B/W Mac Web and Eudora though.
You can get printers (apple ImageWriter, Stylewriter or Stylewriter II,
anything later wouldn't work or a Parallel printer using a PowerPrint
interface), external modems, extra drives, some decent educational programs,
decent applications (I recommend Claris Works 2 or 3) etc. for it, there is
still some usefullness in it.
> - Where can I get a mouse (and other hardware) - Do I need a mouse?
> Can I get along without one?
Barely, assuming you can activate the mousekeys (if the extension is in your
system) by pressing SHIFT-COMMAND-[KEYPAD]CLEAR, then you have the keypad
numbers to move the pointer and the 5 as a mouse button. I would really
recommend a mouse, thrift stores or used computer shops are a good try at
first, if not you can find used mice available somewhat reasonably on the
internet like in
news:misc.forsale.computers.mac-specific.misc
>
> - Where can I get an operating system for it (MacOS?)
>
You can download it from the Apple site (www.apple.com) up to system 7... You
would be best to get 7.1 (no higher, it will bog down your 68000/4meg unit too
much) also available from resellers. System 7 is the minimum for somewhat
decent (read painless) internet access.
A Classic II is a much more capable machine... :/
> Any and all help appreciated...
>
Lemme know if you have any more, I still deal with them from time to time at
work (I don't think too much longer though I think most of our organization
will be color Macs and 'those other computers' soon... (=))
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Received on Fri Jun 19 1998 - 21:20:32 BST