Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sunybcs!oswego!news From: ostroff@penelope.oswego.edu (Boyd Ostroff) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Mac 512 still somewhat viable? Message-ID: <1989Dec12.182313.15424@oswego.Oswego.EDU> Date: 12 Dec 89 18:23:13 GMT References: <16818215MES@MSU> <274@spot.wbst128.xerox.com> Reply-To: ostroff@penelope.oswego.edu (Boyd Ostroff) Organization: SUNY, Collego at Oswego Lines: 35 In article <274@spot.wbst128.xerox.com> powers@jade.UUCP (Mike Powers) writes: > > A friend of mine has a Mac 512 sitting around collecting dust. I >have been hunting around for a cheapo Mac to do some writing. : : >what can/cannot be done? > > o What is the most recent system it can handle? System 3.2 / Finder 5.3. When used with the "Hard Disk 20" program supplied with that release, you will have (buggy) RAM-based HFS, which will allow you to hook up an external 800K drive or (old) Hard Disk 20. > o Will the latest in MacWrite, MacDraw, etc work? MacDraw II needs a least 1 MB of memory, (and I suspect the new ROMS also). Older versions of MacDraw will work. According the the manual "MacWrite 5.0 works on any Macintosh except the 128K". Don't know about MacWrite II... > o How about printers, does it deal with the IW II? It should, with the appropriate version of the driver... > o anything else I should ponder? The upgrade to a 512KE used to be about $300, and maybe worth it for you, since you would get more compatibility (128K ROMs, 800K internal drive). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boyd Ostroff, Technical Director ||||||| System Administrator, "The CallBoard" Theatre Department, SUNY Oswego ||||||| Serving the performing arts since 1986 (315) 341-2987 ||||||| (315) 947-6414 300/1200/2400 baud 8N1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ostroff@oswego.Oswego.EDU ...!rutgers!rochester!kodak!gizzmo!cboard!ostroff