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From: lee@quincy.cs.umass.edu (Peter &)
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Subject: Re: Why buy a Classic over a Plus?
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In article <8345@drutx.ATT.COM> cyf@druco.ATT.COM (Charlie Farwell) writes:

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	   Let me start by saying that if I was starting from scratch, I
	   would of course buy a Classic.

	   However, I'm looking at replacing my Plus logic board for ~$350
	   vs. buying a Classic for ~$850, and I'm trying to find a reason
	   why I should spend the extra $500.

	   I understand that I'd get a 1.2M floppy, room for an internal
	   HD, and nice mini-8 connectors, but that doesn't seem like
	   enough to justify the cost. Both machines even have the same 68000,
	   running at the same speed, I believe.

	   I would like to know exactly what the differences are between
	   the 128K ROMS and the 256K ROMS. Will sticking with 128K give me
	   a performace penalty, or the possibility of not being able to
	   run some future applications? (The two machines are supposed to
	   be totally backward and forward compatable, right ;-)?

	   Thanks for any and all advice.

   Charlie Farwell
   cyf@druco.att.com
   (303)538-1449

As someone else noted, you get a slightly faster machine and a significantly
faster SCSI port.  You also get the Apple Desktop Bus, which gives you a wider
choice of peripherals, and (probably) a significantly longer period of
compatibility with the rest of the Mac line.  And those are 1.44M floppies,
not 1.2M.

On the other hand, if you spend ~$350 now and save the rest, you'll probably
be able to afford an even spiffier machine in a year or two...

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