Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!munnari.oz.au!metro!news
From: carsup@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Fisher Library support)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: What is inside the Classic(s) ???
Message-ID: <1990Oct22.002614.11488@metro.ucc.su.OZ.AU>
Date: 22 Oct 90 00:26:14 GMT
References: <1990Oct16.164437.6414@loop.uucp>
Reply-To: carsup@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Fisher Library support)
Organization: University Computing Service, Uni. of Sydney, Australia.
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In article <1990Oct16.164437.6414@loop.uucp> keithl@loop.uucp (Keith Lofstrom;;;628-3645) writes:
>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:
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

They ARE the same mother boards.  The Classic has a slot for a memory expansion
card.  Apple's version come with 1 meg on the card along with 2 SIMM slots.
You may be able to get expansion cards with 3 megs all up for about the same
price bringing it up to 4 megs total.  These will be from 3rd parties of course.

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

>Does the small Classic have the room or the power to add a hard drive, later?
>
	Yeap, you'll find enough room inside to play baseball :)

>Does the large Classic take "regular" SIMMs?  
>
	I think only 256K and 1meg SIMMs.  512K and 2meg or 4meg don't work.

>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"?  ;-) )
>
	No comment.

>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? 
>
	New power supply.  One that "works" :)

>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?

	I guess someone else may help you with this one :)

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