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From: rsholmes@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Rich Holmes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Info on Mac lineage wanted
Message-ID: <1990Nov6.150200.2685@rodan.acs.syr.edu>
Date: 6 Nov 90 15:02:00 GMT
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In article <13362@crdgw1.crd.ge.com> rankins@argentina.crd.ge.com (raymond r rankins) writes:
>A friend of mine is looking into buying a used Mac.  What makes it
>confusing is the number of old Mac models available.  I was hoping

Check out the latest issue of MacUser: it won't answer all your questions, but
it does have a chart of all the Mac models ever made along with their chief
features.  (They did leave out the Mac XL though... :-)    )

For information on the Macs currently in production, head on down to your 
Apple dealer; they've got a color pamphlet (16 pages or so) with all the
details.

My 20 millibucks: if you've got $1000 or more, you can buy one of the three
new models and get more bang for the buck than you're likely to get on the
used market.  If you've got less than $1000, get a used Plus or SE.  Don't
bother with anything less, unless it's SO cheap you can afford to also get
one of the third-party upgrades.  (The Classic sells for under $1000, but
don't forget you'll need software and will probably want a printer.  Unless
you steal both, they'll cost a few hundred).

-- 
 - Rich Holmes                                  rich@suhep.bitnet
   Syracuse U. Physics Dept.                    rich@suhep.phy.syr.edu
                                or if you must: rsholmes@rodan.acs.syr.edu