"Zane H. Healy" wrote:
> >It is uses a 25mhz Motorola 68030 processor. What would be the
> >approximate Intel/PC equivalent? The 386DX-25? The 486DX-25? faster,
> >slower, what? I don't have much Mac experience at all. I own a Plus,
> >but after cleaning it, I haven't done anything with it but let it sit,
> >mainly because of the silly 800K drives.
>
> IIRC, the general rule of thumb is:
> 8086 -- 68000
> 80286 -- 68020
> 80386 -- 68030
> 80486 -- 68040
>
Yes, and the 80186 -- 68010.
Both existed but were not popular in many systems. Both equally
quite rare in that regard.
Anyway, I added them for completeness.
>
> It's once you start talking about Pentium and higher vs. PPC 601 and higher
> than things start getting confusing.
>
You mean it wasn't confusing already, and the PPC vs. Pentium simply isn't
MORE confusing? :)
>
> >It has a Radius video card, but unfortunately, the Radius monitor got
> >sold separately. It was a "Pivot" monitor. I pulled the monitor of the
> >nonfunctioning IIcx and the ci boots fine, and is running System 7.1.
> >How much should I offer?
>
> Very little. While it's still a good system, you really need old copies of
> software. I've got an SE/30 that's got MS Word 5.1 on it, and it makes a
> great word processor. Far better than Windows could do on a simular system.
>
Every Mac system was superior to its Windows conterpart from that above list of
microprocessor equivalents.
Speaking of Macs, I am responding from my Mac G3 system that is now on-line.
I finally have my PC, laptop PC and Mac on-line using DSL modem and router.
Next is a Linux box and I'll be all set for awhile.
Eric
>
> Zane
>
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Received on Sun Jan 13 2002 - 22:26:40 GMT