> > In my opinion the LC 475 and Performa 630 are the best coices for
> > a classic (68k) Mac. Both hafe the 32 Bit PDS slot, where you may
> > find network cards or even video cards. Beside that you may with
> > low effort design your own cards, since the PDS is nothing else
> > than a 68k bus, ment for machine specific add ons.
> No offense, Hans, but I *HATE* the 630. :-P The case alone drives me up the
> wall, and it's an IDE oddball (since I like classic Macs, I have tons of
> SCSI drives in stock, but I rarely stock small-capacity IDE drives).
Now, exactly the IDE is a good thing. I come across IDE drives all
the time. Sure, I had the same opinion before. A real Mac has to
use a real drive :) And as I said already, the huge RAM for a desk
top Mac is a definite plus, which also goes for the CD Drive, the
Slot for the 486 Card (which also offers a lot of ways to hack it),
and the posibility to have several (specific) extensions - including
graphic cards without occupieing the PDS Slot.
> I do like the LC 475, but unless you have a real '040 installed (granted these
> are not hard to find at decent prices), things like NetBSD might break or
> give you much additional unnecessary grief. Ditto again for the (gag) 630.
Now, why having a Mac and then installing some Unix?
Servus
Hans
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