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From: keithl@loop.uucp (Keith Lofstrom;;;628-3645)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: What is inside the Classic(s) ???
Message-ID: <1990Oct16.164437.6414@loop.uucp>
Date: 16 Oct 90 16:44:37 GMT
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There are "two" Classics.  The "smaller" Classic comes with 1meg of RAM,
expandable to 2meg by adding the "Macintosh Classic Memory Expansion Card".
The "larger" Classic comes with 2meg and a 40meg disk, and can be expanded
to 4 meg with the addition of SIMMs.

Obviously, these are not the same mother board.  This suggests some questions:

What will a small Classic owner do to get to 4 megs (or more) someday?

Does the small Classic have the room or the power to add a hard drive, later?

Does the large Classic take "regular" SIMMs?  

What are the real designators instead of "small" and "large"?  When folks start
upgrading, calling both units "Classic" and differentiating by memory size could
get REAL CONFUSING.  (How about "Classic XT" and "Classic JR"?  ;-) )

I expect somebody has bought one by now, and opened it up.  What's in there?
Does it look more robust?  The fan ought to help, but is the construction
better or worse?  Same old roasty-toasty 4 pin Molex to the deflection coils?
Larger or smaller heat sinks than a Plus?

Do both types use the same power/video board? 

Lastly, what kind of street prices are likely?  The fancy stores want
$1000 and $1500 list;  can we expect $600 and $900 at the discount shops?


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Keith Lofstrom  keithl@loop.uucp ...!sun!nosun!loop!keithl (503)628-3645
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