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From: granteri@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Grant Erickson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: IIsi versus IIci
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Date: 20 Oct 90 12:25:01 GMT
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schoen2@husc9.harvard.edu (Michael Schoen) writes:
>I am trying to decide between the IIsi and IIci for my new Mac.  Here are
>what I see as the pros and cons"
>
>
>IIsi)	Built-in sound input
>	 Seems to have been tested well for compatability
>
>	But...only one slot, slightly slower, no FPU
>
>IIci)	Fast
>	Expandable
>	FPU
>
>	But...no sound input, and compatability problems (or have those been
>	fixed up)???
>
>
>If anyone has any advice, please send me email as soon as possible.  THanks.
>
>
>schoen2@husc9.harvard.edu


Also some more pros and cons:

Mac IIsi: Can accept only Quarter Height hard disks (pricey right now)
          Only four SIMM slots, allowing 5 megs max until System 7.0

Grant Erickson

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